OSHA Inspection: AS PROFESSIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

Nov 29, 2016

Abate by

Jan 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 1a, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/27/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 1b, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/27/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  c)  For Citation 1, Item 2a, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/6/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  d)  For Citation 1, Item 2b, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/6/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  e)  For Citation 1, Item 4, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/27/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  f)  For Citation 1, Item 5, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/6/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  g)  For Citation 1, Item 6, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/27/2016, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.

Issued

Nov 29, 2016

Abate by

Jan 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  For Citation 1, Item 3, issued on 9/30/2016 with an abatement date of 10/6/2016, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,940 · Current $2,940

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:    The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting employees from fall from heights and struck by hazards.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):    The employer did not maintain jobsite inspections that were performed by a person competent to ensure employees were not exposed to fall hazards and struck by hazards during construction operations.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,352 · Current $2,352

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 pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): Eye and face protection required by this Part did not meet the requirements specified in American National Standards Institute, Z87.1-1968, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection:  The employer did not ensure that employees working with or near pneumatically powered nail guns were wearing eye protection that met the requirements of ANSI Z87.1

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,115 · Current $4,115

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when workers were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet off the roof eve when they were installing roof shingles.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,940 · Current $2,940

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 residential construction.  Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,940 · Current $2,940

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately ten (10) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the roof to the ground.

Issued

Sep 30, 2016

Abate by

Oct 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,940 · Current $2,940

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:    The employer did not train the employees to properly construct and place a ladder so it extended 36" or 3 rungs above the upper landing surface.