OSHA Inspection: ROPA ROOFING LLC

Issued

Nov 22, 2016

Abate by

Dec 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,283 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, personal fall arrest systems, or another provision in paragraph (b) of this section which provides for an alternative fall protection measure:    (a) Ropa Roofing LLC, at 1555 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO: On 11/2/16, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or another provision in paragraph (b) of this section which provides for an alternative fall protection measure.  Employees of Ropa Roofing LLC were re-roofing a single story home.  The employees were not protected from a fall.  This condition exposed the employees to an approximate 11.4 foot fall hazard.    (b) Ropa Roofing LLC, at 1555 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO: On 11/2/16, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or another provision in paragraph (b) of this section which provides for an alternative fall protection measure.  Employees of Ropa Roofing LLC were re-roofing a single story detached garage.  The employees were not protected from a fall.  This condition exposed the employees to an approximate 7.7 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 22, 2016

Abate by

Dec 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program enabling recognition of and appropriate protective procedures for fall hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  (a) Ropa Roofing LLC, at 1555 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO: On and preceding 11/2/16, the employer did not provide a training program enabling recognition of and appropriate protective procedures for fall hazards for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  Employees of Ropa Roofing LLC were re-roofing a single story home and a detached single story garage.  The employer did not provide fall protection training to the employees.  This condition exposed the employees to approximate 11.4 foot and 7.7 foot fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 22, 2016

Abate by

Dec 13, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,283 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:    (a)  Ropa Roofing LLC, at 1555 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO: On 11/2/16, ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  Employees of Ropa Roofing LLC were re-roofing a single story home.  The employees accessed the roof via an aluminum extension ladder.  The ladder was placed at the front of the home adjacent to the stairs and walkway used to egress or access the front door.  The ladder was not secured nor was a barricade used to keep traffic away from the ladder.  This condition exposed the employees to an approximate 11.4 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 22, 2016

Abate by

Dec 28, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  (a)  Ropa Roofing LLC, at 1555 Lowell Boulevard, Denver, CO: On and preceding 11/2/16, 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.  Employees of Ropa Roofing LLC were re-roofing a single story home and a detached single story garage.  The employees accessed the roofs via  aluminum extension ladders.   The employees had not received ladder training.  This condition exposed the employees to approximate 11.4 foot and 7.7 foot fall hazards.