OSHA Inspection: ROLL-A-COVER, LLC

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $4,346 · Current $3,042 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.    a) Jobsite: Roof - Employees handling suspended roof enclosure panels, weighing up to approximately 800 lbs., were exposed to impact injuries without the protection of protective helmets.    Observed on or about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(6): Each day before being used, and during use, where service conditions warrant, slings and all fastenings and attachments were not inspected for damage or defects by a competent person, and damaged or defective slings were not immediately removed from service.      a) Jobsite: Damaged slings used to rig retractable roof enclosure panels, weighting up to 800 lbs., were not inspected and immediately removed from service.    Noted on or about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $3,549 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge 6 feet or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.      a) Jobsite: Roof - Employees installing retractable roof enclosure panels along open and unprotected roof edges, approximately 40 feet above ground level, were exposed to fall hazards without the use of a fall protection system.    Observed on or about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to follow in order to minimize them.   a) Jobsite: The employer did not provide a training program for each employee in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards during retractable roof enclosure installation operations.  Noted on our about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): The side rails of portable ladders used for access did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, or was secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect and along with a grasping devise to assist employees mounting and dismounting the ladder.    a) Jobsite: 3rd floor, roof - The portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend 3 feet above the upper landing surface to assist the employees performing a retractable roof enclosure installation in mounting and dismounting the ladder.     Noted on or about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 16, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(a): Where available, hoisting routes that minimize the exposure of employees to hoisted loads were not used, to the extent consistent with public safety.       a) Jobsite: Roof - Employees receiving suspended retractable roof enclosure panels, weighing up to approximately 800 lbs., were exposed to struck by and falling object hazards without the use of a hoisting route to minimize the exposure.    Observed on or about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.    a) Jobsite: Roof - The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions at the jobsite, and the regulations to control or eliminate suspended load hazards, during the installation of a retractable enclosures.    Observed on or about 11/15/16.

Issued

May 10, 2017

Abate by

May 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1428(a): The employer of the signal person did not ensure that each signal person met the Qualifications Requirements (paragraph (c) of this section) prior to giving any signals.    a) Jobsite: Roof - The employer exposed employees receiving retractable roof enclosure panels to hazards associated with hoisting operations by permitting an employee to perform signal person activities without ensuring the employee met the Qualification Requirements prior to giving any signals.    Noted on or about 11/15/16.