OSHA Inspection: SWIFT ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Nov 20, 2019

Abate by

Dec 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,705 · Current $1,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.    (a) On or about October 10, 2019, the employer did not ensure the competent person was conducting frequent and regular inspections of the job site to ensure fall protection was being worn, that fall protection systems were installed properly, that eye protection was being worn, and that job site conditions were maintained safe.

Issued

Nov 20, 2019

Abate by

Dec 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,842 · Current $1,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment were not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    (a) On or about October 10, 2019, the employer did not ensure employees were using eye protection when using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Nov 20, 2019

Abate by

Dec 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,600 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.    (a) On or about October 10, 2019, employees conducting roofing work on an 8:12 pitch roof were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately fifteen (15) feet on the West and South side of the structure.    (b)  On or about October 10, 2019, employees conducting roofing work on a flat roof were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately twelve (12) feet on the West, South, and East side of the structure.

Issued

Nov 20, 2019

Abate by

Dec 24, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

1926.503(a)(1)  The employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.    (a) On or about October 10, 2019, employees working on the roof of a residential home, had not received training that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with performing work on a 8:12 pitched roof and a flat roof.

Issued

Nov 20, 2019

Abate by

Dec 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,273 · Current $1,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where a portable ladder(s) was used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.      (a)  On or about October 10, 2019, the portable Werner extension ladder erected on the South side of the Structure, and being used for access to the porch roof, did not extend at least three (3) feet above the edge, and/or was not secured to the structure when it was not sufficiently extended.    (b) On or about October 10, 2019, the South portable Werner extension ladder erected on the East side of the Structure, and being used for access to the roof, did not extend at least three (3) feet above the edge, and/or was not secured to the structure when it was not sufficiently extended.    (c) On or about October 10, 2019, the North portable Werner extension ladder erected on the East side of the Structure, and being used for access to the roof, did not extend at least three (3) feet above the edge, and/or was not secured to the structure when it was not sufficiently extended.

Issued

Nov 20, 2019

Abate by

Dec 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not marked in a manner that readily identified them as defective, tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, or withdrawn from service until repaired.   (a) On or about October 10, 2019, the North portable Werner extension ladder erected on the East side of the Structure and being used for access to the roof, was not taken out of service, and/or tagged and marked do not use, when ladder was unserviceable and/or defective. This exposed employees to a fall hazard in-that the ladder had broken rungs.