OSHA Inspection: MASTER QUALITY ROOFING, LLC

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13260.00 · Current $13260.00

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees who were operating the All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on a flat unprotected roof of a building, exposing employees to fall hazards:    a.  1380 Jesse Cronic Road, Braselton, GA (Jobsite) - The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees who were operate All-terrain vehicles (ATV) on a flat unprotected roof, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  The edge of the roof was not equipped with some type of protection to prevent the ATV operator from accidently driving off the edge of the roof to ground below, on or about October 23, 2018.  1. The employer failed to keep the workplace free from hazards to which employees were exposed:    An employee was exposed to a fall hazard. The employer allowed workers to operate an ATV on a 600,000 sq. ft. roof area where the roof edges were not protected from drive-offs.       2. The hazard was recognized:    The hazard is obvious and it was in plain view.  There have been several accidents within the roofing industry which have been highly publicized in reference to operators accidently driving ATVs off of elevated, unprotected roof edges.        3. The hazard was causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm:      Death or other permanent injuries would be the most likely result in the event of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) roll over, operator being thrown from the vehicle, loss of control of the vehicle and being a inexperienced operator. In this particular incident the operator lost control of the vehicle and drove off the elevated roof, approximately 30 feet to ground level, causing his death.               4. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of hazard abatement include:      Prohibit the use of an ATV on roofs without edge protections, such as a parapet or similar design.

Issued

2019-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $3978.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a.  1380 Jesse Cronic Road, Braselton, GA (Jobsite) - Employees were exposed to struck-by and/or caught-between hazard.  The employer did not instruct employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate hazardous conditions associated with operating an All Terrain Vehicle on an elevated flat roof, on or about October 23, 2018.