OSHA Inspection: ROMERO'S EXTERIORS INC.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Jan 3, 2020

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.    a.  On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not maintain an accident prevention program to comply with the regulations of this part which included, but were not limited to employee protection when exposed to hazards related to residential construction.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets.    a.  On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working below residential roofing operations were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.    a.  On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee using a pneumatic nail gun did not wear safety glasses, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $873 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 August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold, twenty-two (22) feet above the ground, was not provided with an access ladder, thereby exposing the employee to falls.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(1): Platforms exceeded a height of 20 feet (6.1 m).  a.  On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were performing roofing operations from a ladder jack scaffold with the platform twenty-two (22) feet above the ground, there by exposing the employees to falls.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(k)(5): Scaffold platforms were bridged on to another.  a.  On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on a ladder jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards due to the scaffold platforms being bridged to each other, thereby exposing the employees to twenty-two (22) foot fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $874 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 August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, twenty-two (22) feet above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.    b. On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, thirteen (13) feet one (1) inch above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Nov 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $2,273

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 August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Nov 14, 2019

Abate by

Jan 3, 2020

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.  a.  On or about August 6, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees had been provided fall protection training, however, the employer failed to keep a written certification of record.