OSHA Inspection: LESTER F PAULK & SONS, INC.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Abate by

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $11,408 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, were not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a safety monitoring system alone:    (a) on the jobsite - employees were exposed to an 11 ft fall hazard as they walked without being tied off on the classroom building (4:12 slope) between the ladder located at the back of the classroom building and the roof valley (between the main sanctuary building and the classroom building) where they unhooked from the rope; on or about 2/2/2017.     (b) on the jobsite - employees were exposed to a 9ft,2in fall hazard as they walked without being tied off on the classroom building (4:12 slope, 1:12 slope over breezeway) between the ladder located at the front of the classroom building and the roof valley (between the main sanctuary building and the classroom building) where they unhooked from the rope; observed on or about 2/2/2017.    (c) on the jobsite - an employee was exposed to a 9ft,2in fall hazard, in that, fall protection was not used when working on the metal drip edge from the fellowship hall roof (4:12 slope).  The employee was also exposed to the fall hazard when walking between the fellowship hall and the ladder located at the front of the classroom building; on or about 2/2/2017.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Abate by

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,358 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and/or were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached:    (a) on the jobsite - employees were exposed to a 9ft,2in fall hazard, in that, three to four employees were attached to one High Visible Rock Solid (model CRPK-anchor) butterfly anchor rated for 5,000 pounds located at the peak of the roof of the main sanctuary building (6:12 slope); observed on or about 2/2/2017.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Abate by

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    (a) on the jobsite - the length of the rope and lanyard allowed for employees to free fall 9ft,1in and contact the ground in the event of a fall from the roof of the main sanctuary building (6:12 slope) where there was a 9ft,2in fall hazard to the ground; observed on or about 2/2/2017.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Abate by

Aug 14, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.51(c)(1): Toilets were not provided for employees according to Table D-1 of this section:  (a) on the jobsite - a toilet facility was not available for employees on the jobsite; on or about 2/2/2017.

Issued

Jul 19, 2017

Abate by

Aug 14, 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:  a) at the workplace - on-the-job and verbal fall protection training provided to the employees was not documented; on or about 2/2/2017.