OSHA Inspection: ROCKWELL ROOFING,INC.

Issued

Apr 14, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $9,760 · Current $6,832 Reduced

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.    Location: Jobsite    Employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 30 feet from a rooftop to the ground below, where the employer had not provided fall protection training.

Issued

Apr 14, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.    Location: Jobsite.    The employer did not prepare written training certifications.

Issued

Apr 14, 2017

Abate by

Apr 24, 2017

Penalty

Initial $19,520 · Current $9,760 Reduced

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).    Location: Jobsite.    Employees were exposed to a 34 foot fall hazard while working on a roof, where fall protection had not been used. An employee fell over 30 feet to the ground below and sustained fatal injuries from a residential roof where fall protection had not been used.    Rockwell Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 960229, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 5/14/2014, with respect to a workplace located at Wal-Mart, 420 Buckland Hill Drive, Manchester, CT 06042.