OSHA Inspection: MAKARIOS ROOFING & SIDING

Issued

May 24, 2021

Abate by

Jun 7, 2021

Penalty

Initial $361 · Current $361

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): Employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Location:  167 Old Kelsey Point Road, Westbrook, Connecticut  Abatement certification and verification for Citation 02, Item 001 and Citation 02, Item 002 with a final order date of 4/27/2021    was not received within 10 calendar days (by May 2, 2021) following the abatement due date (4/22/2021).

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $1,931 · Current $1,931

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employee(s) 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:  Job site: Employees were exposed to head injuries from falling and flying debris from the workers stripping the asphalt roof shingles above.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,575 · Current $2,575

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  Jobsite: The employees who were installing asphalt roofing shingles with pneumatic nail guns were not wearing eye protection.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,736 · Current $2,736

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.307(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet (2.128 m) or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in paragraphs  (m) and  (o) of this section: Note: Pulleys serving as balance wheels (e.g., punch presses) on which the point of contact between belt and pulley is more than 6 feet 6 inches (1.976 m) from the floor or platform may be guarded with a disk covering the spokes.   Jobsite:  The pulley on the wheelbarrow air compressor was not guarded, exposing the employees to an ingoing nip point.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,218 · Current $3,218

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1)(vii): Each employee on a scaffold, not otherwise specified in paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above lower level was not protected from falls by the use of personal fall arrest systems or guardrail systems meeting the requirements of paragraph (g)(4) of this section.  Jobsite:  The employees who were installing asphalt shingles from the ladder jack scaffolds were not protected from fall hazards by the use of personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,575 · Current $2,575

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a)(1):The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  Jobsite:  The employees who were working from the ladder jack scaffolds without fall protection were not trained to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $3,218 · Current $3,218

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:  Jobsite:  The side rails of the extension ladder used by employees to gain access to the roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,575 · Current $2,575

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  Jobsite: The employees using the extension ladder to access the roof were not trained in the proper means to erect the ladder, recognize hazards and the procedures to minimize any hazards.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Abate by

Apr 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $6,437 · Current $6,437

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 system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   Jobsite:  The employees who were installing asphalt shingles on the roof were not protected from fall hazards by the use guardrails, safety nets or personal fall arrest systems.  Makarios Home Improvement LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number1464338, Citation Number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on August 14, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 179 Greib Road Wallingford, CT  06492.

Issued

Mar 29, 2021

Abate by

Apr 22, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,149 · Current $5,149

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:  Jobsite: The employees who were exposed fall hazards while working on the roof were not trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.  Makarios Home Improvement LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number1464338, Citation Number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on August 14, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 179 Greib Road Wallingford, CT  06492.