OSHA Inspection: MADCOW ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Sep 28, 2020

Abate by

Nov 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $325

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section:  a.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1b nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent August 31 2020.  b.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 1c nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent August 31 2020.  c.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 2a nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent August 31 2020.  d.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 2b nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent August 31 2020.  e.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 3a nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent August 31, 2020.  f.  The employer did not furnish the abatement required for citations issued within 10 calendar days for Citation 1 Item 3b nor did they respond to the progress report letter sent August 31 2020.

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffold and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each workshift and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, a competent person did not inspect the crawling board / chicken ladder scaffold for visible defects.  The crawling board scaffold had been utilized by employees to access their work area

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold(s) trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize those hazards associated with the type of scaffold(s) being used:    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that the employees understood the hazards associated with the use of scaffolding systems and the means necessary to minimize or eliminate these hazards.

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, the employer failed to ensure that adequate fall protection training was provided to each employee exposed to a fall hazard while working on the roof.

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(iii): Each employee on a crawling board (chicken ladder) was not protected by a personal fall arrest system, a guardrail system (with minimum 200 pound toprail capacity), or by a three-fourth inch (1.9 cm) diameter grabline or equivalent handhold securely fastened beside each crawling board:    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, the employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest or adequate grabline or equivalent handhold for work on the crawling board / chicken ladder was available and in use by employees.

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(m)(2): Crawling boards shall be secured to the roof by ridge hooks or by means that meet equivalent criteria:    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, the crawling board / chicken ladder was not secured to the roof by ridge hooks or bracket or equivalent means.

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): 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:    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, an employee received serious injuries as a result of falling off the roof where fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

Oct 2, 2018

Abate by

Oct 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached.    a. Site - On or about August 13, 2018, anchors were inadequately secured for personal fall arrest systems located on the roof.