OSHA Inspection: WALKER ROOFING, LLC

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3049.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladder(s) were not used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder.    a)  At the jobsite, on or about 1/25/18:  Workers were using a portable Werner extension ladder to access the upper roof where that 25 foot ladder was placed 14 feet from its top support to the base and had a greater than 4:1 ratio.

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $0.00 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 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)  At the jobsite, on or about 1/25/18:  Workers were performing roofing work on a 7:12 pitch roof, with a ground to eave height of approximately 18 feet, without fall protection of any kind.      b)  At the jobsite, on or about 1/25/18:  Workers were performing roofing work on a 4:12 pitch dormer off the main roof, with a ground to eave height of approximately 20 feet without fall protection of any kind.    c)  At the jobsite, on or about 1/25/18:  Workers were performing roofing work on a 4:12 pitch porch roof, with a ground to eave height of 10 feet without fall protection of any kind.      Walker Roofing, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1136634, citation number1, item number 1, instance a & b, and was affirmed as a final order on 6/21/16, with respect to a workplace located at State Route 20, Cazenovia, NY.      Walker Roofing, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 915782, citation number1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on 10/1/13, with respect to a workplace located at 308 State Route 5, Chittenango, NY.

Issued

2018-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

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 (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    a)  At the jobsite, on or about 1/25/18:  Workers were accessing a roof, with a ground to eave height of 18 feet, where the ladder did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing being accessed.    Walker Roofing, LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 915782, citation number1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 10/1/13, with respect to a workplace located at 308 State Route 5, Chittenango, NY.