OSHA Inspection: ALTERRAIN ROOFING

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $2138.00

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 agents:  Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to struck-by hazards while operating pneumatic nails guns without eye protection.

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1604.00 · Current $1604.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.152(i)(6): In locations where flammable vapors could have been present, precautions were not taken to prevent ignition by eliminating or controlling sources of ignition:  Employees were engaged in roofing activities while working around a container of gasoline placed near an operating gas powered air compressor and exposed to explosion and burn hazards.

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).  Employees engaged in roofing work without a personal fall arrest system were exposed to fall hazards in excess of six feet.

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:  Employees had not been trained to recognize hazards related to falls and the procedures to follow that would minimize those hazards while performing roofing activities, at a height of over 6 feet, without fall protection.

Issued

2016-11-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-11-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3207.00 · Current $3207.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards while using a ladder that did not extend at least three feet above the roof's landing.