OSHA Inspection: BRIDGEPORT ROOFING, LLC

Issued

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,989 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  Jobsite: The employees installing asphalt roofing shingles on the 8 in 12 and 2 in 12 pitch roofs with pneumatic nail guns were not wearing eye protective equipment.

Issued

May 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,785 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):   Jobsite:  The employees installing asphalt roofing shingles on the 8 in 12 and 2 in 12 pitch roofs were not protected from fall hazards approximately 19 feet 7 inches and 13 feet 4 inches, respectively, to the lower level by the use of guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

May 31, 2019

Abate by

Jun 26, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  Jobsite:  The employer did not verify through a written certification that the training for the employees exposed to fall hazards had been performed as complete.