OSHA Inspection: ADONIS ROOFING INC.

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(e)(1): When scaffold platforms were more than 2 feet (0.6 m) above or below a point of access, portable ladders, hook-on ladders, attachable ladders, stair towers (scaffold stairways/towers), stairway-type ladders (such as ladder stands), ramps, walkways, integral prefabricated scaffold access, or direct access from other scaffold, structure, personnel hoist, or similar surface was not used:      a) On or about 5/6/19, on a roofing jobsite, at a house located at 8884 Connemara Lane, Clarence Center, NY: A Ladder Jack Scaffold was erected on the back left side of the house. The scaffold had two support ladders, and the brackets that supported the aluminum pik were on the outside (the side away from the house) of the ladder. Employees used the scaffold to access & exit the roof.  The employee stepped down from the roof onto the pik, climbed down and over the bracket on either of the support ladders. A separate access ladder from the pik to the ground was not provided.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:      a) On or about 5/6/19, on a roofing jobsite, at a house located at 8884 Connemara Lane, Clarence Center, NY: One employee was engaged in roofing work on the steep roof on the front right side of the house, and a second employee was engaged in roofing work on the steep roof on the back side of the house. The employees were exposed to a fall of approx. 18 ft. because fall protection was not being utilized. Pitch of the roof was approx. 8 in 12.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

May 30, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:      a) On or about 5/6/19, on a roofing jobsite, at a house located at 8884 Connemara Lane, Clarence Center, NY: In order to access & exit the front roof, employees climbed a Little Giant type extension ladder that had been set up on the ground. The siderails of that extension ladder were approx. 20 inches above the roof.       NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED