OSHA Inspection: JOE GEBBEN

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):  Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    Eye protective equipment was not used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using hand tools to scrape off asphalt roofing shingles.

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  The employer did not ensure that circuits were de-energized or insulated when employees working to remove asphalt roofing shingles in close proximity to a 120/208v triplex service drop.

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3): Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit.  The employer did not ensure that the electrical lines from the service drop were located so that employees working to remove asphalt shingles on the roof of a commercial building would not come in contact with electrical power circuit from a 120/208v triplex service drop.

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-sloped roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8m) or  more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line systems and guardrail systems, warning line systems and safety net systems, or warning line systems and personal fall arrest systems, or warning line systems and safety monitoring systems:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during commercial construction operations when employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately sixteen (16) feet off a 4:12 pitch roof eve when they were removing asphalt roofing shingles.

Issued

2016-07-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  The employer did not provide fall protection training to enable employees to recognize and control the fall hazards at their worksite while performing commercial construction.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately sixteen (16) foot.