OSHA Inspection: FISHER'S ROOFING & SIDING, LLC

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,168 · Current $3,126 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket while working from an aerial lift:    a) Building 800 -  Employees were observed working from a Genie S-60 aerial lift at a height of approximately 40 feet above ground and did not don a body belt (or harness) with lanyard attached to the boom or basket and were exposed to a fall hazard, on or about January 9, 2019.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of aerial lift being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:   a)  Job Site - An employee working from an aerial lift was not trained in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with aerial lift usage, on or about January 9, 2019.   Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

Apr 3, 2019

Abate by

Apr 29, 2019

Penalty

Initial $58,343 · Current $34,797 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) Building 800 - An employee was observed installing soffit and fascia board on the roof of an apartment building and was not protected from an approximate 40 foot fall hazard to the ground below, on or about January 9, 2019.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.