OSHA Inspection: DONALD GROETECKE DBA GROETECKE ROOFING INC.

Issued

2018-02-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3049.00 · Current $1829.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:      The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately ten (10) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the roof to the ground.

Issued

2018-02-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $5122.00 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 systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:      The employer did not ensure fall protection was implemented during residential construction operations when workers were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately ten (10) feet off the roof eve when they were installing roofing shingles.    Groetecke Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 894470, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/23/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 21st & Delmar, Granite City, IL 62040.