OSHA Inspection: JANIEC ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,168 · Current $2,740 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets:  a) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front): Employees were exposed to a head injury while employees were engaged in roofing work above. The employer did not ensure that employees working below roofing work were protected by protective helmets, thus exposing employees to a struck by hazard to the head, on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,333 · Current $2,192 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles.  a) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front): Employees engaged in roofing work using pneumatic nail guns were not wearing eye and face protection. The employer did not ensure that employees using pneumatic nail guns to install roofing material were provided with eye and face protection, thus exposing employees to projectile eye hazards, on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $3,836 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.960(c)(1)(iii): The employer shall ensure that no employee approaches or takes any conductive object closer to exposed energized parts than the employer's established minimum approach distance:  a) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front): An employee engaged in roofing work was using a hand held pneumatic nail gun while working in close proximity to overhead energized power lines. The employer did not ensure that a safe distance was maintained from energized power lines for employees utilizing conductive equipment, thus exposing employees to an electrocution hazard, on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,835 · Current $3,836 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) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front): Employees engaged in roofing work used an extension ladder to access the upper landing of the roof and the ladder did not extend three feet above the roof's landing. The employer did not ensure that the side rails of extension ladders used by employees extended three feet above the roof's upper landing, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $5,834 · Current $3,836 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(12): Ladders used where the employee or the ladder could contact exposed energized electrical equipment did not have nonconductive side rails:  a) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front): An employee engaged in roofing work was working within three feet from energized power lines while working from a Werner aluminum extension ladder that lacked nonconductive side rails. The employer did not ensure that rails of a ladder used near energized power lines were nonconductive, thus exposing employees to an electrocution hazard, on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Abate by

Feb 16, 2021

Penalty

Initial $13,653 · Current $0 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) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front/Upper Roof): An employee engaged in roofing work (installation of shingles) was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet above the lower surface and not protected by a personal fall arrest system or any other method of fall protection. The employer did not ensure that an employee engaged in roofing work at approximately 24 feet above the ground surface, with a roof pitch of 8:12, was provided with a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 9/5/19.  b) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front/Lower Roof): Employees engaged in roofing work (installation of shingles) were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet above the lower surface and were not protected by a personal fall arrest system or any other method of fall protection. The employer did not ensure that employees engaged in roofing work at approximately 18 feet above the ground surface, with a roof pitch of 8:12, were provided with a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 9/5/19.

Issued

Dec 19, 2019

Penalty

Initial $58,343 · Current $38,360 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) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front/Upper Roof): An employee engaged in roofing work (installation of shingles) was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet above the lower surface and not protected by a personal fall arrest system or any other method of fall protection. The employer did not ensure that an employee engaged in roofing work at approximately 24 feet above the ground surface, with a roof pitch of 8:12, was provided with a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 9/5/19.  b) Two Story Single Family Frame Home (Exterior Front/Lower Roof): Employees engaged in roofing work (installation of shingles) were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet above the lower surface and were not protected by a personal fall arrest system or any other method of fall protection. The employer did not ensure that employees engaged in roofing work at approximately 18 feet above the ground surface, with a roof pitch of 8:12, were provided with a personal fall arrest system or other means of fall protection, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard, on or about 9/5/19.