OSHA Inspection: CENTURY ROOFING

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:   At the residential construction site located at 7017 NE 116th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri:  Employees engaged in roofing activities using staple guns were exposed to struck-by hazards in that eye protection was not provided while attaching roofing materials.

Issued

Sep 12, 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 7017 NE 116th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 6:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 19 feet from the eve of the residence to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Sep 12, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,716 · Current $2,716

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:  At the residential construction site located at 7017 NE 116th Terrace in Kansas City, Missouri: Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury from a 19 foot fall hazard while accessing and exiting the roof.  The ladder that provided access to the roof on the front of the house did not extend 3 feet above the eave.