OSHA Inspection: ADAM MUIR DBA DYNAMIC ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Oct 13, 2020

Abate by

Dec 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $1,880 Reduced

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:    On or about 10/01/2020, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to establish criteria for protecting employees from fall from heights and struck by hazards.

Issued

Oct 13, 2020

Abate by

Nov 9, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,313 · Current $0 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 from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    On or about 10/01/2020, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns and gas powered blowers.

Issued

Oct 13, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $2,631 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails do not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access:    The employer did not ensure portable ladders were constructed and placed so three (3) feet or more was extended above the upper landing.  Workers performing residential construction were exposed to falling approximately eleven (11) feet while using an extension ladder to ascend/descend from the ground level to the jobsite roof.

Issued

Oct 13, 2020

Abate by

Dec 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $26,987 · Current $8,231 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:    On or about 10/01/2020, the employer did not protect employees who were engaged in residential roofing operations 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels.  The employees were conducting residential roofing operations and were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately eleven (11) feet.  The employer, Adam Muir dba Dynamic Roofing and Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1463619, citation number 1, item number 2 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/18/2020, with respect to a workplace located at Residential Home, Litchfield, IL 62056.