OSHA Inspection: J GOMEZ ROOFING INC.

Issued

Feb 14, 2020

Abate by

Apr 2, 2020

Penalty

Initial $325 · Current $325

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer did not certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  a. On or about February 10, 2020 - the employer did not certify to OSHA within 10 days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations issued had been corrected:  Citation Number                Item Number            Abatement Date 01                                    002                            12/20/2019  02                                    001                            12/20/2019 02                                    002                            12/20/2019

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 21, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees working on the ground, below roofing activities, were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling materials and debris.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,126 · Current $3,126

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a. On or about August 21, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, the employees conducting roofing operations were not provided training on how to minimize fall hazards, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  a. On or about August 21, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, a ladder-vader used to supply the roof with a material platform, was used for access to the ground from the roof, thereby exposing the employee to the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $6,252 · Current $6,252

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s)  a.  On or about August 21, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, an inspection was not conducted by a competent person  capable of correcting hazards such as falls, which could result in employee injuries.  J Gomez Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1144733, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on July 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 5832 Lindenwood Dr., Peoria, IL 61614.  J Gomez Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1144757, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on July 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1500 W. Blue Sage Dr., Peoria, IL 61615.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Dec 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,751 · Current $3,751

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  a. On or about August 21, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were not trained in the recognition of jobsite hazards, which include but not limited to, the hazards related to construction.  J Gomez Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1144733, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on July 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 5832 Lindenwood Dr., Peoria, IL 61614.  J Gomez Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1144757, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on July 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1500 W. Blue Sage Dr., Peoria, IL 61615.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $8,752

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 21, 2019, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, nineteen (19) feet seven (7) inches above the ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards.  J Gomez Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1144733, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on July 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 5832 Lindenwood Dr., Peoria, IL 61614.  J Gomez Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of an equivalent Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1144757, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on July 27, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1500 W. Blue Sage Dr., Peoria, IL 61615.