OSHA Inspection: CROWN ROOFING LLC

Issued

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $5,610 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  On or about 12/13/2018, at 7257 Wilton Drive, in Naples, Florida, the employer did not ensure that the employees were wearing hardhats while working around the perimeter of a two story residential building that was under construction, thus exposing the workers to a struck-by hazard from falling objects such as ladders, buckets, loose tiles and tools.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $3,524 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:  a) On or about December 13, 2018, 7257 Wilton Dr., at the Avery Square project, in Naples Florida, employees were using the bottom section of an extension ladder to access the roof from the ground to the first level on the side of the building.  The ladder was not long enough to extend at least 3 feet above the landing and was not secured at the top, thus exposing the employees to a fall of up to 10-feet.  b) On or about December 13, 2018, 7257 Wilton Dr., at the Avery Square project, in Naples Florida, employees were using a 35-foot extension ladder to access the roof at the front of the building.  The ladder was long enough, but did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing exposing the employees to a fall of up to 20-feet.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $5,610 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed.  On or about 12/13/2018, at 7257 Wilton Drive, in Naples, Florida, the employer failed to prevent workers from disassembling an extension ladder for use as single ladders, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $5,610 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  On or about 12/13/2018, at 7257 Wilton Drive, in Naples, Florida, an unsecured ladder was placed on barrel tiles of a 5:12 pitch roof while employees gained accessed to the second story of a roof at a residential home under construction, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 10-feet to a lower level.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $3,524 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(20): Employees were not facing the ladder when ascending or descending the ladder:  On or about 12/13/2018, at 7257 Wilton Drive, in Naples, Florida, the employer failed to ensure that employees were facing the portable ladders while descending from the roof of the first story to the ground, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,335 · Current $3,524 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 12/13/2018, at 7257 Wilton Drive, in Naples, Florida, the employer failed to ensure that an employee did not carry a 5 gallon bucket of concrete while ascending and descending a portable ladder from the ground level to the first floor level of a roof at a home under construction, thus exposing the worker to a fall hazard.  b) On or about 12/13/2018, at 7257 Wilton Drive, in Naples, Florida, the employer failed to ensure that an employee did not carry a 5 gallon bucket of concrete while ascending and descending a portable ladder from the first floor level of a roof to the second floor level of a roof at a home under construction, thus exposing the worker to a fall hazard.

Issued

May 23, 2019

Abate by

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $132,598 · Current $132,598

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   1. Employees performing roofing work on a sloped roof are not protected from fall hazards through the use of a fall protection system.    The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on or about December 13, 2018, when employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 20-feet to ground level.