OSHA Inspection: PARAGON ROOFING SERVICES CORPORATION DBA ETRUSCAN GUTTERING & ROOFING

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $3,643 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): Safe access was not provided to scaffold platforms when the platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access:            a) On or about October 2, 2018, employees were not provided with safe access to scaffolding from which they were required to work at an elevation of approximately 18 feet.          No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,691 · Current $3,643 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:             a) On or about October 2, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 18 feet while working from ladder jack scaffolding without the benefit of fall protection.          No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Abate by

Jan 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,065 · Current $2,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another:           a) On or about October 2, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 18 feet where scaffold platforms were bridged together.          In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Abate by

Jan 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,065 · Current $2,633 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(22): Employees using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:              a) On or about October 2, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling from elevations up to approximately 18 feet when required to climb portable ladders while carrying materials and equipment to scaffold platforms and roof deck landing surfaces.            In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,504 · Current $4,163 Reduced

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:        a) On or about October 2, 2018, employees were exposed to head injury while working without protective helmets in an area below roofing and hoisting operations where materials were being delivered to scaffolding and roof surfaces.    Paragon Roofing Services Corporation was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.100 (a) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1185603, citation 1, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2017, with respect to a worksite located at 1142 Asbury Ave., Evanston, Illinois.         No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Jan 17, 2019

Penalty

Initial $28,455 · Current $7,285 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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):              a) On or about October 2, 2018, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling while performing roofing work without fall protection from a pitched roof surface having a ground to eave height of approximately 18 feet.     Paragon Roofing Services Corporation 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 1185603, citation 2, item 1, and was affirmed as a final order on February 14, 2017, with respect to a worksite located at 1142 Asbury Ave., Evanston, Illinois.                  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.