OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL ROOFING CO.

Issued

Oct 28, 2019

Abate by

Dec 4, 2019

Penalty

Initial $319 · Current $319

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On or about October 18, 2019, the employer failed to certify to OSHA that the following hazards have been abated:  (a) Citation 1, Item 1a - On May 2, 2019, and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, an employee ascended and descended from the rooftop on an aluminum extension ladder, which did not extend at least three feet above the rooftop landing, exposing the employee to fall hazards greater than 6 ft. to the ground below.  (b) Citation 1, Item 1b - On May 2, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the jobsite, an employee used a Louisville aluminum extension ladder to ascend and descend from the rooftop, while using the anti-slip safety shoes/feet in a tip-toed position to prevent slipping on the slippery surface.  (c) Citation 2, Item 1 - On May 2, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the jobsite, an employee was observed using Hitachi pneumatic nail gun without the use of eye protection.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $3,126

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:   On May 2, 2019, and times prior thereto, at the jobsite, an employee ascended and descended from the rooftop on an aluminum extension ladder, which did not extend at least three feet above the rooftop landing, exposing the employee to fall hazards greater than 6 ft. to the ground below.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(7): Slip resistant feet were used as a substitute for care in placing, lashing, or holding a ladder that is used upon slippery surfaces, including, but not limited to, flat metal or concrete surfaces that are constructed so they cannot be prevented from becoming slippery:   On May 2, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the jobsite, an employee used a Louisville aluminum extension ladder to ascend and descend from the rooftop, while using the anti-slip safety shoes/feet in a tip-toed position to prevent slipping on the slippery surface.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Abate by

Aug 14, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $8,752

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:   On May 2, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the jobsite, an employee was observed using Hitachi pneumatic nail gun without the use of eye protection.  The Affordable Residential Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 979318, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 11, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 202 Lucia Lane, Maumelle, Arkansas 72113.

Issued

Jul 31, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $8,752

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):   On May 2, 2019, and at times prior thereto, at the jobsite, where each employee observed installing asphalt shingles on a roof, did not have proper fall protection.    The Affordable Residential Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 979318, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on June 11, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 202 Lucia Lane, Maumelle, Arkansas 72113.