WHEELING, IL —
OSHA Inspection: G.E. RIDDIFORD COMPANY DBA RIDDIFORD ROOFING COMPANY
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of G.E. RIDDIFORD COMPANY DBA RIDDIFORD ROOFING COMPANY in 1001 W. DUNDEE, WHEELING, IL 60090 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344097753.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- G.E. RIDDIFORD COMPANY DBA RIDDIFORD ROOFING COMPANY
- Site address
- 1001 W. DUNDEE
- City
- WHEELING
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 60090
- Mailing
- 2333 HAMILTON ROAD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 60005
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B01
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,086 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): "Unprotected sides and edges." Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. a) On or about June 20, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 13 feet from an upper roof deck to a lower roof deck while hoisting materials without fall protection at the edge of the upper roof. No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4000
- — C (S) $6086
- — Z (S) $6086
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,086 · Current $0 Reduced
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 system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system: a) On or about June 20, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 13 feet from an upper roof deck to a lower roof deck while performing roofing work without fall protection on the upper roof. No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6086
- — Z (S) $6086
1926.502 H01 V
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,086 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(v): The safety monitor had other responsibilities which could take the monitor's attention from the monitoring function: a) On or about June 20, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 11 feet from a lower roof deck to the ground when a safety monitor had other responsibilities while material was being thrown from the edge of the roof. No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $6086
- — Z (S) $6086
1926.1053 A24
- Issued
- Oct 3, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $6,086 · Current $4,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1053(a)(24): The side rails of a through or sidestep fixed ladders did not extend 42 inches (1.1 m) above the top of the access level or landing platform served by the ladder: a) On or about June 20, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 13 feet where a fixed ladder used by employees to climb to and from an upper roof deck did not extend 42 inches above the landing surface of the roof deck. No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $4000
- — C (S) $6086
- — Z (S) $6086
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344097753.
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