OSHA Inspection: ZEUS ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Dec 5, 2016

Abate by

Jan 9, 2017

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:       Zeus Roofing, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:       Citation Number                       Item Number                            Abatement Date   01                                            02                                               09/30/2016       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Abate by

Aug 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,320 · Current $630 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):  Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    a)  On April 18, 2016, employees engaged in roofing operations exposed to struck-by hazards were not wearing hard hats.

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Abate by

Sep 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,200 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     a)  On or about April 18, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazards while performing carpentry work and the employer did not provide a training program to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize those hazards.

Issued

Jul 27, 2016

Abate by

Aug 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $2,970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor were the employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):      a)  On April 18, 2016, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 12.4 feet while replacing roofing material to an existing single family home.    Zeus Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1083023, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on November 12, 2015, with respect to a workplace located at 1239 Orchard Ave., Chicago Heights, IL 60411.