OSHA Inspection: ARISTA CONTRACTING INC

Issued

Dec 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $3,856

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.153(g): Liquefied petroleum gas (LP-Gas) containers installed outside of buildings or structures were not upright upon firm foundation or otherwise firmly secured:  a) Worksite, 350 Daniel St. Lindenhurst, New York - A Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LP-G) cylinder being used to fuel a torch for a tar asphalt roofing system, was tipped on its side, on or about 07/16/2020.  Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 16, 2020

Abate by

Dec 22, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $3,856

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  a) Worksite, 350 Daniel St., Lindenhurst, New York 11757 - Employees were performing roofing work along the edge of a commercial building approximately 15-feet above the ground and was not protected from falling; on or about 07/16/2020.  Note: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 16, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,398 · Current $5,398

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) Worksite, 350 Daniel St., Lindenhurst, New York 11757 - Employees were utilizing an aluminum ladder that had been separated into two sections to access the roof of a commercial building approximately 15-feet above the ground; on or about 07/16/2020.   Note: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by CFR 1903.19.