OSHA Inspection: CROWN ROOFING LLC

Issued

Jun 19, 2018

Abate by

Jul 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $129,336 · Current $103,469 Reduced

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 is not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):       a. Employees performing roofing work are not protected from fall hazards through the use of a fall protection system.       The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about January 12, 2018, at 238 Blanca Isles, Jupiter, FL, 33458, when employees installing waterproofing material on a roof with a pitch ranging between 5:12 to 7:12, without the use of conventional fall protection, are exposed to a fall hazard of 11-feet to ground level.     REPEAT: Crown Roofing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1136266, citation number 01, item number 001, with respect to a workplace located at Courtyards Estero Apartments Building 17 Corkscrew, Estero, Florida, 33928 and was affirmed as a final order on 09/12/2016.      REPEAT: Crown Roofing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1115276, citation number 01, item number 001, with respect to a workplace located at 6622 Everton Ct., Fort Myers, FL 33966 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/01/2016.      REPEAT: Crown Roofing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1), or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1062819, citation number 01, item number 001, with respect to a workplace located at 6650 NW 106 Ave., Miami, FL 33178 and was affirmed as a final order on 11/17/2015.      To abate this violation, the employer must ensure that all employees are protected from fall hazards through the use of a fall protection system while engaging in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels.       Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the measures it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.