OSHA Inspection: HOOK & LADDER ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2021-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1405.00 Reduced

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.  On or about March 2, 2021, employees were installing metal roof panels up approximately 30 feet high while other employees were cutting material below without the use of protective helmets, exposing the employees to the hazard of being  struck by falling objects.

Issued

2021-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1405.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.    On or about March 2, 2021, employees were accessing a roof by means of a ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2021-03-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4096.00 · Current $2458.00 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 March 2, 2021, employees were installing metal roof panels up approximately 30 feet high without fall protection, exposing employees to a fall hazard.