OSHA Inspection: THREE RIVERS ROOFING LLC

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

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:  (a)  Three Rivers Roofing LLC, Located at 1550 Purple Sage Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526: The employer did not ensure that employees were 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.  The employees working on the upper level were throwing roof shingles with nails in them over the area where the other employees were working.  This exposed the employees to struck-by hazards from falling shingles.

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):   (a) Three Rivers Roofing LLC, Located at 1550 Purple Sage Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526: The employer did not ensure that employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels were protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measures.  Employees were removing shingles from the roof of a steep-pitched two-story single family home.  This condition exposed employees to falls from height of approximately 25 feet.

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

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 above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a) Three Rivers Roofing LLC, Located at 1550 Purple Sage Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526: The employer did not ensure that ladders used to access an upper landing surface had side rails extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface.  Employees were using an extension and self supporting ladder to access the roof with approximately 1 foot, and 6 inches, respectively, extending above the landing surface.  The exposed employees to falls from height. of approximately 10 feet.

Issued

2017-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  (a) Three Rivers Roofing LLC, Located at 1550 Purple Sage Court, Fort Collins, CO 80526: The employer did not ensure that a ladder used to access an upper landing surface was being used for the purpose that it was designed.  A self supporting ladder that was folded together was used to access the upper level.  The ladder base was resting on a sloped surface and the top of the ladder was extended approximately 6" above the eave of the roof.  The base of the ladder set on the pitched roof was not supported.  This exposed employees to falls from height.