OSHA Inspection: REWIS ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Jun 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 27, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,173 · Current $1,200 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) At the jobsite, on or about May 17, 2017, employees performing roofing work while exposed to being struck on the head by materials and tools were not wearing head protection.

Issued

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $2,000 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):     a) At the jobsite, on or about May 17, 2017, employees working on the roof of a new single family residential dwelling installing sheet metal roofing were not provided with fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 25.0 feet onto the ground.

Issued

Jun 30, 2017

Abate by

Jul 27, 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 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:  a) At the jobsite, on or about May 17, 2017, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees working on the roof of a new single family residential dwelling installing sheet metal roofing, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 25.0 feet onto the ground.

Issued

Jun 30, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:     a) At the jobsite, on or about May 17, 2017, employees used a ladder that did not extend 3 feet above the eave to access the roof of a new single family residential dwelling during roofing activities, resulting in fall hazards of up to 12.8 feet onto the dirt ground.