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OSHA Inspection: JOE ELMORE DBA SOUTHPAW ROOFING

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of JOE ELMORE DBA SOUTHPAW ROOFING in 8325 PEABODY ROAD, FREEBURG, IL 62243 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 341691947.

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Site address
8325 PEABODY ROAD
City
FREEBURG
State
IL
ZIP
62243
Mailing
9 LEO STREET, FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, IL 62208
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
238160
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1903.19 C01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $305.00 · Current $305.00
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 1, issued on 1/18/2017 with an abatement date of 3/7/2017, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 2, issued on 1/18/2017 with an abatement date of 2/14/2017, the employer did not certify the complete abatement of the cited violation.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $305

1903.19 D01

Other-than-serious 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $305.00 · Current $305.00
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.  a)  For Citation 1, Item 3, issued on 1/18/2017 with an abatement date of 2/14/2017, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.  b)  For Citation 1, Item 4, issued on 1/18/2017 with an abatement date of 2/14/2017, the employer did not submit documents demonstrating complete abatement of the cited violation to OSHA.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (O) $305

1926.20 B01

Serious Gravity 5 3 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00
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.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $2716

1926.102 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00
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.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $2173

1926.501 B13

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00
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 eleven (11) feet off the roof eve when they were installing roofing sheeting.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $3803

1926.1053 B01

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00
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 eleven (11) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the roof to the ground.
Recent events (1)
  • — Z (S) $3803

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 341691947.