OSHA Inspection: MTZ ROOFING LLC

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,140 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, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:      a) Job site, 788 Ohio River Boulevard, Sewickley, PA: On or about October 8, 2019, during roofing work, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate eye/face protection while operating nail guns.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure:      a) Job site, 788 Ohio River Boulevard, Sewickley, PA: On or about October 8, 2019, during roofing work, the employer did not ensure that employees used appropriate fall protection systems/devices where exposed to fall hazards of up to at least approximately 20 feet.

Issued

Oct 16, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,140 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:      Instances including, but not limited to, the following:    a) Job site, 788 Ohio River Boulevard, Sewickley, PA: On or about October 8, 2019, during roofing work, the employer did not ensure that the ladder used to gain access from ground level to a roof along the rear of the home was properly set up in that it only extended approximately 2 feet above the roofline.