OSHA Inspection: SLATE ROOF PROFESSIONALS

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):   Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   A) Exterior Front, on the ground: An employee was exposed to head injuries while working below another employee conducting roofing/siding activities. The employee was not protected by a hard hat or protective helmet, on or about October 2nd, 2017.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3259.00 · Current $3259.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:                                                                                                              A) Exterior, On roof: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using a pneumatic nail gun and an electric saw and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about October 2nd, 2017.  B) Exterior, On Ground: An employee was exposed to eye/face injuries while using an electric saw and was not protected with any type of eye/face protection, on or about October 2nd, 2017.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

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):     A) Exterior, Roof: Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 15 feet while engaged in roofing/siding work on the roof of a structure without a means of fall protection in place, on or about October 2nd, 2017.

Issued

2018-01-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2173.00 · Current $2173.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladders were used for purposes other than the purposes for which they were designed:    A) Exterior, On the roof: Employees were exposed to fall/ladder collapse hazards while using an extension ladder that was laying flat on top of the roof, on or about October 2nd, 2017.