OSHA Inspection: OHIO ROOFING & SIDING

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not 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.     a. Ohio Roofing & Siding work site located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about September 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure an employee who was standing on the roof of a residential structure while removing siding from the second story, was protected from fall hazards of 8 feet.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program did not 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. Ohio Roofing & Siding work site located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about September 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure an fall protection training was provided to an employee who was exposed to a fall hazard when standing on the roof of a residential structure to removing siding.

Issued

2017-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders was not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder is approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.    a. Ohio Roofing & Siding work site located in Toledo, Ohio: On or about September 12, 2017, the employer did not ensure the extension ladder being used by the employee removing siding from the second story, was used properly.