OSHA Inspection: J & R ROOFING SERVICES INC.

Issued

Mar 1, 2021

Abate by

Apr 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $329 · Current $329

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1):  The employer failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  J & R Roofing Services Inc. failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  Citation Number 		Item Number			Abatement Date  01			                         02				                11/09/2020  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Mar 1, 2021

Abate by

Apr 19, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(d)(1):The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  J & R Roofing Services Inc. failed to submit documents to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date verifying  that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:  Citation Number                      Item  Number                 Abatement Date 01                                                    01                                       10/26/2020   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 9, 2020

Abate by

Oct 26, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,500 Reduced

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.   On or about October 2, 2020 employees engaged in commercial roofing operations from a low sloped roof were not protected from a fall, exposing employees to a fall of 12.2 feet.   Abatement documentation is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Oct 9, 2020

Abate by

Feb 1, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,300 Reduced

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:   On or about October 2, 2020 employees performing roofing operations were not trained to recognize and minimize the hazards associated with a fall, exposing the employees to a fall of 12.2 feet.   Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Oct 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $1,000 Reduced

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:   On or about October 2, 2020 employees used an extension ladder that did not extend three feet past the roof they accessed, exposing employees to a fall of 12.2 feet.   Abatement certification is required of this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).