OSHA Inspection: WEATHER WATCH RESTORATION, INC.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Nov 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,376 · Current $4,376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  (a) Weather Watch Restoration, Inc., on or about October 29th, 2019, at the location of 1247 West Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet and struck by falling object hazards while performing residential roofing activities without the benefit of an accident prevention program to ensure such hazards were identified and minimized.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Nov 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Weather Watch Restoration, Inc., on or about October 29th, 2019, at the location of 1247 West Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet and struck by falling object hazards while performing residential roofing activities without the benefit of training on the hazards of falling and on the procedures to be followed to reduce these hazards such as the use of a personal fall arrest system or other appropriate fall protection system under subpart M.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Nov 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.   (a)    Weather Watch Restoration, Inc., on or about October 29th, 2019, at the location of 1247 West Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052:  Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet and struck by falling object hazards while  using portable ladders to access a roof to perform residential roofing activities without the benefit of a training program to identify the hazards associated with ladder usage and procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Nov 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,875

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) Weather Watch Restoration, Inc., on or about October 29th, 2019, at the location of 1247 West Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052:  The employer did not ensure that an employee working below residential roofing activities was protected from potential falling object hazards through the use of a protective helmet such as a hard hat.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Nov 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $8,752 · Current $8,752

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) Weather Watch Restoration, Inc., on or about October 29th, 2019, at the location of 1247 West Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052:  Employees were using portable extension ladders to access the roof in order to perform residential roofing activities.  These ladders did not extend at least three (3) feet above the roof, exposing employees to potential falls of approximately 16 feet to the ground below at the highest point of exposure.  Weather Watch Restoration, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1325533, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on 08/07/2018, with respect to a workplace located at 1051 Oberlin Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052.

Issued

Nov 1, 2019

Abate by

Nov 27, 2019

Penalty

Initial $29,172 · Current $29,172

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)    Weather Watch Restoration, Inc., on or about October 29th, 2019, at the location of 1247 West Erie Ave., Lorain, OH, 44052:  The employer did not ensure that employees performing residential roofing work were protected from fall hazards while performing roofing activities.  Employees were exposed to falls of approximately 16 feet to the ground below.