OSHA Inspection: RJ ROOFING & SIDING INC

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

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- Building Exterior (Front): An employee engaged in siding activities at ground level was exposed to an overhead impact hazard as as head protection had not been utilized. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $2,892 · Current $2,892

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a- Building Exterior (Pump Jack Scaffold Platform): Employees engaged in siding activities using a knife and electric Ryobi and Hitachi rip saws were exposed to eye injury hazards as eye protection had not been utilized. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(3): Supported scaffold poles, legs, post, frames, and/or uprights were not plumb and braced to prevent swaying and displacement:  a- Building Exterior (Pump Jack Scaffold Platform): Employees engaged in siding activities from a pump jack scaffold frame which rested on a residential overhang were exposed to scaffold collapse as the scaffold frame was not braced to prevent displacement. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(6): Scaffolds were erected, used, dismantled, altered, or moved such that they, or any conductive material handled on them, could have come closer than the minimum distances established for specific voltages as set forth in the table in subparagraph (f)(6).Note:  Specify distances as indicated in table in paragraph (f)(6) of this section.  a- Building Exterior (Pump Jack Scaffold Platform): Employees engaged in siding activities was exposed to electric shock hazards of 300 or less volts while positioned within 24 inches of an energized secondary power source which had not been de-energized prior to the start of work. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection.  a- Building Exterior (Pump Jack Scaffold Platform): Employees engaged in siding activities from a pump jack scaffold were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14ft to the concrete below as end rails had not been installed. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.452(j)(2): Poles were not secured to the structure by rigid triangular bracing or equivalent at the bottom, top, and other points as necessary.  a- Building Exterior (Pump Jack Scaffold Platform): Employees engaged in siding activities were exposed to scaffold collapse hazards as triangular bracing had not been installed at the base. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

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.  a- Building Exterior (Entrance): Employees engaged in siding activities were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14ft to the concrete below while accessing the pump jack scaffold work platform. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.

Issued

Oct 23, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,048 · Current $4,048

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- Building Exterior (Pump Jack Scaffold Platform): Employees engaged in siding activities using an extension ladder to gain access to the residential overhang were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 14ft as the ladder side rails did not extend 3ft above the upper landing surface. Condition noted or about 10/19/2020.