OSHA Inspection: ZIGGY'S ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Oct 11, 2018

Abate by

Nov 14, 2018

Penalty

Initial $311 · Current $311

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:     Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date  01                                01                                           07/20/2018    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jul 16, 2018

Abate by

Jul 20, 2018

Penalty

Initial $28,454 · Current $28,454

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):   The employer does not protect each employee from the hazard of falling by the use of fall protection devices.      a) This most recently occurred on June 11, 2018, at 1604 St. Andrew Drive, Vernon Hills, Illinois, where employees were exposed to the hazard of falling up to approximately 25 feet while performing roofing work from pitched roof surfaces without the benefit of fall protection.   To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure that employees are protected from the hazard of falling by the use of fall protection devices.   This employer has been cited for this practice that included:   Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1261655, citation 1, item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on or about January 18, 2018, with respect to a worksite located at 904 David Lane, Elk Grove Village, Illinois.  Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1085389, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on or about February 24, 2016, with respect to a worksite located at 760-770 Stonewall Court, Schaumburg, Illinois.  Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1081202, citation 2, item 2, and was affirmed as a final order on or about February 24, 2016, with respect to a worksite located at 3658 N. Linder Ave., Chicago, Illinois.  Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 573578, citation 2, item 5, and was affirmed as a final order on or about May 13, 2013, with respect to a worksite located at 1222 Long Valley, Palatine, Illinois.  Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 314817230, citation 2, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on or about October 12, 2010, with respect to a worksite located at 375 Irving Park Road, Wood Dale, Illinois.  Ziggy's Roofing, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313147324, citation 1, item 4, and was affirmed as a final order on or about June 16, 2009, with respect to a worksite located at 6457 N. Hiawatha, Chicago, Illinois.     Pursuant to 20 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.