OSHA Inspection: ASCEND ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 20, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,315 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)    Jobsite:  The frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite were not conducted by a competent person

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    Jobsite:  Employees, working on the ground, below the reroofing work taking place on the roof and scaffolds above, were not wearing head protection.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,315 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(5)(ii): Each platform greater than 10 feet in length shall not extend over its support more than 18 inches (46 cm), unless it is designed and installed so that the cantilevered portion of the platform is able to support employees without tipping, or has guardrails which block employee access to the cantilevered end.    Jobsite:  Employees, working from the elevated platform of the ladder-jack scaffold, were exposed to tipping/fall hazards posed by the cantilevered portion of the aluminum pic.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $1,315 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms are more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from another scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface shall be used. Crossbraces shall not be used as a means of access.    Jobsite:  Employees were exposed to falls while accessing the ladder-jack scaffold platforms via the ladders that were supporting them.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components shall be inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity.    Jobsite:  The scaffold system was not inspected by a competent person following erection.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(7): Scaffolds shall be erected, moved, dismantled, or altered only under the supervision and direction of a competent person qualified in scaffold erection, moving, dismantling or alteration. Such activities shall be performed only by experienced and trained employees selected for such work by the competent person.  Jobsite:  The scaffold system was not erected under the direction of a competent person .

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).    Jobsite:  The ladder-jack scaffold system, on the right side of the house, was erected and used within 3 feet of the 240V uninsulated service drop.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold shall be protected by a personal fall arrest system;    Jobsite:  The employees, engaged in reroofing the home from the elevated platforms of the ladder-jack scaffolds, were not wearing personal fall arrest systems and exposed to falls of 14' to 17' to the ground.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  Jobsite:  Employees, engaged in roofing work on the roof of the home, were not protected from falls to lower levels.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,840 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms shall not be bridged one to another.    Jobsite:  The ladder-jack scaffold on the left side of the house was bridged exposing employees to scaffold failure and falls to the ground.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,849 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:    Jobsite: The ladders, used by employees to access the roof, did not extend three feet above the roof surface

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Ladders shall not be used on slippery surfaces unless secured or provided with slip-resistant feet to prevent accidental displacement. Slip-resistant feet shall not be used as a substitute for care in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder that is used upon slippery surfaces including, but not limited to, flat metal or concrete surfaces that are constructed so they cannot be prevented from becoming slippery.  Jobsite:  The non-skid feet of the right support ladder, on the ladder-jack scaffold, were not in contact with the metal floor of the dumpster.

Issued

Dec 12, 2017

Abate by

Dec 18, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders shall be kept clear.  Jobsite:  The base of ladders were not kept clear of tools, material and debis and exposed employees to trip hazards.