OSHA Inspection: NATIONAL ROOF COATERS, LLC/AMNAT INTERNATIONAL, LLC/DOUBLE C ENTERPRISES, LLC

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,656 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.150(a)(1): The employer did not develop and maintain a fire protection program to be followed throughout all phases of construction and demolition work, and/or did not provide for the firefighting equipment as specified in this subpart:    Jobsite:  Employees were using a gasoline powered generator and a gasoline powered blower on the roof of the facility and transporting gasoline in a container to the roof via an aerial work platform, without fire extinguishers or a fire protection plan in place.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Sep 7, 2018

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):    Jobsite:  Employees were dropping metal roofing panels from the roof without the use of an enclosed chute a distance of approximately forty-five (45) feet to the ground below, exposing employees to struck-by hazards from falling debris and panels.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,821 · Current $6,518

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(ii): A snaphook not of the locking type was engaged (i) directly to webbing, rope or wire rope; (ii) to each other (iii) to a Dee-ring to which another snaphook or other connector is attached;(iv) to a horizontal lifeline; or (v) to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snaphook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snaphook keeper and release itself:    Jobsite:  A non-locking snaphook was attached to a horizontal lifeline in such a manner that unintentional disengagement was possible exposing employees to falls of greater than forty (40) feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:    Roof - New Panel Side:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards while removing and replacing steel roof panels while utilizing horizontal lifelines that were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of their personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $8,148

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(9): Lanyards and/or vertical lifelines did not have a minimum breaking strength of 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN):    Roof:  Ropes used for vertical lifelines were damaged, knotted, and abraded reducing their minimum breaking strength to less than 5,000 pounds exposing employees to falls of greater than forty (40) feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,821 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(11): Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:    Roof:  Employees were using rope vertical lifelines that were not protected from abrasion or cuts from the edge of the metal roof.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:    Roof:  The competent person failed to inspect personal fall arrest systems including vertical lifelines, horizontal lifelines, rope grabs/adjusters, and anchor points prior to each use and did not remove defective components prior to use.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $6,518 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(10)(i): Except as provided in paragraph (d)(10)(ii) of this section, when vertical lifelines were used, each employee was not attached to a separate lifeline:    Roof - damaged panel side:  Employees were exposed to falls of greater than forty (40) feet to the concrete floor below while removing panels and panel clips where two employees were attached to the same vertical lifeline.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a) Roof - Old Panel Side:  Employees removing and replacing damaged metal roof panels were not protected from a free fall greater than six (6) feet or from striking the concrete floor below while utilizing personal fall arrest systems where anchor points were located on the walking surface approximately two (2), four (4), and six (6) feet from the edge.  The anchor point approximately two (2) feet from the edge had a vertical lifeline with the rope adjuster approximately nineteen (19) feet from the anchor.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $6,518 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorage points used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not  independent of any anchorage point being used to support or suspend platforms and capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:    Roof:  Employees were exposed to falls of greater than forty (40) feet to the concrete floor below while using single leg anchor points that were not installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, in that they were installed on a ribbed surface rather than a flat or pitched surface, the fasteners used to install them were not those specified in the instructions, and the quantity of fasteners used was less than the quantity required in the instructions.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,821 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.758(g): Purlins and girts were used as an anchorage points for fall arrest systems without written approval from a qualified person:    Jobsite:  Single leg anchors were attached to the purlins without the written approval from a qualified person exposing employees to falls of greater than (40) feet to the concrete floor below.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,656 · Current $3,724 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(20): The employer did not provide for prompt rescue of employees in the event of a fall or did not assure that employees were able to rescue themselves:    Roof - above loading dock:  The employer did not provide a means of prompt rescue or a method for a self rescue in the event of a fall into the building

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $12,934 · Current $11,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems:    Roof:  Employees removing and replacing metal roof panels were not protected from falling greater than forty (40) feet to the concrete floor or ground below:     a) Roof - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than forty (40) feet while walking to and from the work area from the aerial lift where fall protection was not used.       b) Roof - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than forty (40) feet while walking back and forth across the exposed purlins between the old panel side and the new panel side where fall protection was not used.    c) Roof - Employees were exposed to fall hazards of greater than forty (40) feet while removing damaged roof panels and panel clips without fall protection.

Issued

Aug 29, 2018

Abate by

Feb 28, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,148 · Current $4,074 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761:    Jobsite:  The training provided to employees engaged in steel erection activities did not address all aspects of the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards.