OSHA Inspection: PANTERA ROOFING

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them):  (a)  Pantera Roofing, at 101 W Cherry Street, Louisville, CO: On and preceding 1/16/19, the employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them).  Employees were replacing the sheet metal corrugated roof of a barn.  The construction of the roof did not enable the traditional use of an PFAS anchorage.  The employer did not inspect and determine appropriate fall protection systems and anchorages for the metal corrugated roof of the barn or determine any other conditions at the barn that posed a hazard, including walking/working surface holes or skylights.  This condition exposed employees to approximate 10.4 to 13.8 foot fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,842

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i):  Each employee on walking/working surfaces was not protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around each hole:  (a)  Pantera Roofing, at 101 W Cherry Street, Louisville, CO: On 1/15/18, the employer did not ensure that each employee on walking/working surfaces was protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around each hole.  Employees were replacing the sheet metal corrugated roof of a barn.  An employee fell through a skylight onto the concrete floor approximately 13.8 feet below.  The skylight's fiberglass cover failed to support the employee's weight.  The employer did not ensure that the employee utilized a personal fall arrest system.  This condition exposed the employee to an approximate 13.8 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail systems, warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:  (a)  Pantera Roofing, at 101 W Cherry Street, Louisville, CO: On 1/16/18, the employer did not ensure that each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail systems, warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Employees were replacing the sheet metal corrugated roof of a barn.  Employees were not protected by a guardrail system or safety net system.  A warning line system was not in place.  The employer did not ensure that each employee utilized a personal fall arrest system.  This condition exposed an employee to an approximate 12.8 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Jan 25, 2019

Abate by

Feb 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

CFR 1926.502(d)(15)(i):  Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not designed, installed, and used as part of a complete personal fall arrest system:  (a)  Pantera Roofing, at 101 W Cherry Street, Louisville, CO: On and preceding 1/16/19, the employer did not ensure that anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were designed, installed, and used as part of a complete personal fall arrest system.  Employees were replacing the sheet metal corrugated roof of a barn.  The construction of the roof did not enable the traditional use of a PFAS anchorage.  The corrugations of the metal sheeting were perpendicular to the peak of the roof.  The anchor plate was placed parallel to the peak of the roof.  A fall by an employee would result in a side load to the D-ring of the anchor plate.  The anchor plate was perpendicular to the corrugations of the metal sheeting, which prevented the anchor plate to lay flat on the roof surface, and reduced the number of fasteners that could secure the anchor plate to the roof.  This condition exposed employees to approximate 10.4 to 13.8 foot fall hazards.