OSHA Inspection: CHANO'S ROOFING CORPORATION

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $12934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer safety and health program did not provide for frequent and regular inspections of job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person(s) designated by the employer:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, the employer did not ensure that it provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment by a competent person.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $12934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe condition(s) and the regulation(s) applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to illness or injury:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, employees were performing roofing work and the employer did not instruct the employee's in the recognition, avoidance and control of hazards associated with the work environment.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12934.00 · Current $12934.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work and was not protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means:  a) On September 14, 2017, employees performing masonry work were permitted to work in proximity to energized overhead primary power lines, thereby exposing employees to electric shock hazards.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): Snap hooks were engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope when not designed for such connections:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, an employee hoisting metal gutters onto the roof wrapped a vertical lifeline around a steel pipe on the roof and engaged the snap hook back onto the vertical lifeline.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(v): Snap hooks shall not be engaged to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snap hook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snap hook keeper and release itself:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, an employee performing roofing operations in a hoist area engaged the snap hook of one vertical lifeline to the rope grab mechanism of a separate vertical lifeline to create one extended vertical lifeline.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee attached:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, an employee performing roofing operations in a hoist area had the personal fall arrest system secured to an abandoned pipe on the roof, the anchor point used would not support at least 5,000 pounds.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(24): Personal fall arrest systems used at hoist areas were not rigged to allow movement only as far as the edge of the walking/working surface:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, an employee performing roofing operations in a hoist area had rigged his personal fall arrest system to allow movement past the edge of the walking/working surface.

Issued

2018-03-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record:  a) On or about September 14, 2017, Chano's Roofing Corporation did not prepare written certification records related to employee fall protection training.