OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Oct 4, 2018

Abate by

Oct 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)      On or about September 11, 2018, Employees were exposed to struck by and fall hazards on a construction site in Arcola, Illinois, and the employer did not ensure a competent person inspected the job site for unsafe activity and took necessary steps to eliminate or control the hazards.

Issued

Oct 4, 2018

Abate by

Oct 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:    On or about September 11, 2018, An employee was exposed to the hazard of being struck in the head by falling materials and tools, on a construction site in Arcola, Illinois, and was not required to wear a hard hat while working underneath employees performing roofing activities.

Issued

Oct 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees shall be provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.     On or about September 11, 2018, An employee was exposed to a struck-by hazard in the eye while using a pneumatic nail gun, on a construction site in Arcola, Illinois, and the employer did not ensure the use of eye protection.

Issued

Oct 4, 2018

Abate by

Oct 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $1,890 Reduced

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.       On or about September 11, 2018, Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15ft. on a construction site in Arcola, Illinois, and the employer did not ensure the use of fall protection.

Issued

Oct 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1):  The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record containing the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee:     On or about September 11, 2018, Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 15ft. on a construction site in Arcola, Illinois, and the employer did not maintain evidence of the required training for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards.  There was no written documentation that included the employees name, date of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employee.

Issued

Oct 4, 2018

Abate by

Oct 22, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $1,940 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:      On or about September 11, 2018, Employees were exposed to a fall hazard, while accessing and exiting the work area via an extension ladder, on a construction site in Arcola, Illinois, , and the employer did not ensure the extension ladder extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface.