OSHA Inspection: MICHAEL KEVIN WALSH ROOFING INC.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On or about February 28, 2018, at the above addressed site, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when performing roof work prior to being provided with training that would enable him to recognize the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $5,174

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:  On or about February 28, 2018, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet when gaining access to and from a roof while using an extension ladder set-up in a location where it could be displaced that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  On or about February 28, 2018, at the above addressed site, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard when using an extension ladder to gain access to and from a roof prior to being provided with training that would enable him to recognize the hazards associated with ladders.

Issued

Apr 6, 2018

Abate by

Apr 16, 2018

Penalty

Initial $10,347 · Current $10,347

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:   On or about February 28, 2018, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet when performing roof work on a low slope commercial roof while not being protected from falling to the lower level.  Michael Kevin Walsh Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1126314, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 8/15/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 10218 SE Banyan Way in Tequesta, Florida 33469.