WEST CHESTER, OH —
OSHA Inspection: KERKAN ROOFING, INC.
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KERKAN ROOFING, INC. in 7779 TYLERSVILLE RD., WEST CHESTER, OH 45069 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 344851407.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KERKAN ROOFING, INC.
- Site address
- 7779 TYLERSVILLE RD.
- City
- WEST CHESTER
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45069
- Mailing
- 721 W. WYOMING AVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45215
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 86
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.20 B02
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $20,781 · Current $0 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. On July 24, 2020, located on a low slope pitch commercial roof, employees were exposed to a fall hazard installing Gravel Stop Edging at the edge of the roof as there were no frequent and regular inspections being performed by a competent person to ensure the job-site, materials and equipment such as fall protection systems and/or devices were being maintained, installed, and utilized in a safe condition. Potential fall height measured to be 23'-7" with a roof pitch of 2/12. The Kerkan Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1366829, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on 3/04/19, with respect to a workplace located at 7996 Princeton Glendale Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $0
- — Z (R) $20781
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Sep 3, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $20,781 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted. On July 24, 2020, located on a low slope pitch commercial roof, employees exposed to a fall hazard installing Gravel Stop Edging at the edge of the roof while wearing a harness and lanyard not attached to a rope and anchor system. Potential fall height measured to be 23'-7". The roof pitch measured to be 2/12. The Kerkan Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1366829, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on 3/04/19, with respect to a workplace located at 7996 Princeton Glendale Rd., Hamilton, OH 45011.
Recent events (2)
- — I (R) $5000
- — Z (R) $20781
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 344851407.
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