OSHA Inspection: BLACK ROCK ROOFING (1946), INC.

Issued

2019-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $22730.00 · Current $8000.00 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 8/5/19 at a roof project located at 101 Norwalk Avenue, Buffalo, New York; employees were placing shingles on the roof of a two story house. The roof had a 9 in 12 pitch and an eave height of approximately 20 feet. There was no fall protection in use.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

2019-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3410.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(i): Each employee on a boatswains' chair, catenary scaffold, float scaffold, needle beam scaffold, or ladder jack scaffold was not protected by a personal fall arrest system:    a) On or about 8/5/19 at a roof project located at 101 Norwalk Avenue, Buffalo, New York; employees performing roofing activities from a ladder jack scaffold approximately 16 feet high and were not protected from falling by a personal fall arrest system.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED    Black Rock Roofing (1946), Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1175820, citation number 1, item number 3b and was affirmed as a final order on 2/2/17, with respect to a workplace located at 1145 Hertel Avenue, Buffalo, New York.

Issued

2019-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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 8/5/19 at a roof project located at 101 Norwalk Avenue, Buffalo, New York; employees working on the ground below active roof operations were not wearing hard hats.    NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED