OSHA Inspection: ALBERTO ROOFING

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

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, chemical, or radiation agents:  At the residential construction site located at 503 Glendale Road in Liberty, Missouri: The employer is failing to protect employees from struck by and impalement hazards. This was most recently documented on or about February 22, 2017 when a roofer was observed using a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection.     Abatement verification for this item is not required.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $3,803

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):    At the residential construction site located at 503 Glendale Road in Liberty, Missouri: The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. This was most recently documented on or about February 22, 2017 when roofers were observed installing shingles and working at an elevated height.     Abatement verification for this item is not required.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   At the residential construction site located at 503 Glendale Road in Liberty, Missouri: The employer is failing to protect employees from fall hazards. This was most recently documented on or about February 22, 2017 when roofers were observed using a portable ladder to access roof with ladder being extended at least 3 feet.     Abatement verification for this item is not required.

Issued

Feb 22, 2017

Abate by

Apr 5, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $2,173

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59):   At the residential construction site located at 503 Glendale Road in Liberty, Missouri: The employer is failing to protect employees from dermal, ingestion, and inhalation exposure to hazardous chemicals. This was most recently documented on or about February 22, 2017 an employee was observed pouring gasoline into a compressor machine. The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program to ensure that employees were aware of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals used at the site included but were not limited to gasoline.     Abatement verification for this item is required.