OSHA Inspection: CROWN ROOFING LLC

Issued

Nov 2, 2018

Abate by

Nov 15, 2018

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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 systems:    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 May 7, 2018, at 2918 NW 124th Way, Sunrise, Florida 33324, when employees installing roofing materials without the use of conventional fall protection, are exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet to the lower 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 working on one or more of its worksites are protected from fall hazards through the use of appropriate fall protection as required by 29 CFR 1926.501while 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.