GROVEPORT, OH ·
OSHA Inspection: GKG ROOFING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GKG ROOFING, INC. in 556 EAST MAIN STREET, GROVEPORT, OH 43125 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 342574746.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GKG ROOFING, INC.
- Site address
- 556 EAST MAIN STREET
- City
- GROVEPORT
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 43125
- Mailing
- 13006 AULT ROAD, PICKERINGTON, OH 43147
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,716 · Current $1,630 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted. a. On or about August 23, 2017, the employer did not ensure that a fall protection system was in place prior to permitting employees to perform roofing work from the roof of the building, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately eleven foot.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1629.6
- · Z (S) $2716
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Sep 6, 2017
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,803 · Current $2,282 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. a. On or about August 23, 2017, employees were performing roofing work from the roof of a single story building. The employer did not ensure that the employees were provided with fall protection training.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $2281.8
- · Z (S) $3803
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 342574746.
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