OSHA Inspection: CARLOS ROOF SOLUTIONS LLC

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $2046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): a) Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:  a.  On or about 5/31/2019, at the jobsite, employees operating nail guns and a leaf blower were exposed to struck-by hazards, in that, eye protection was not used.

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 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.  On or about 5/31/2019, on the roof at the jobsite, employees removing and installing roofing materials on a residential property were not protected from falling 11 feet 2 inches to the ground below, in that, fall protection was not used.

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 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 5/31/2019, at the jobsite, the Werner multi-position ladder used by employees, to access the roof, extended 11 inches past the landing surface.

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:  a. On or about 5/31/2019, at the jobsite, the Werner 17-foot multi-position ladder used by employees to gain access to the roof was not secured from displacement.

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $191.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2): The employer did not assure that each employee exposed to fall hazards was trained by a competent person qualified in the areas specified in 29 CFR 1926.503 (a)(2)(i) through (viii):  a.  On or about 5/31/2019 at the jobsite, untrained employees were directed to remove old roofing materials and install new shingles and waterproofing material on a 8/12 pitched roof without being informed how to recognize and handle hazards associated with working at heights and the proper selection and use of fall protection.

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-07-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $191.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after an occurrence that could affect their safe use:  a. On or about 5/31/2019, at the jobsite, the Werner 17-foot multi-position ladder used by employees to gain access to the roof was not inspected for damage and/or its functional use.

Issued

2019-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $191.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  a. On or about 5/31/2019, at the jobsite, employees who utilized a 17-foot multi-positon ladder to gain access to the roof were not provided training on ladder use and the hazards associated with using ladders.