OSHA Inspection: D&K ROOFING

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,300 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 from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee at ground level near the edge of the roofs where employees above worked wore appropriate head protection.

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:   a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that employees using nail guns wore appropriate eye/face protection.

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,400 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 system, or personal fall arrest system or another alternative to the standard as permitted by the standards:   a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee used appropriate fall protection systems/devices where exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 12 feet.

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,341 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access; or, when such an extension was not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that would not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:   a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that a ladder used from ground level to a roof on the side of the home extended at least 3 feet above the roofline.

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(5)(i): Non-self-supporting ladders were used at an angle such that the horizontal distance from the top support to the foot of the ladder was approximately one-quarter of the working length of the ladder (the distance along the ladder between the foot and the top support):    a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that a ladder used on a side roof on the home was properly set up for use. The ladder was raised to approximately 12 feet in height, and the base of the ladder was set up approximately 18 inches from the edge of the roof.

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(15): Ladders were not inspected by a competent person for visible defects on a periodic basis and after any occurrence that could affect their safe use:   a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that a ladder used at a side roof had proper legible safety labeling/instructions.

Issued

Sep 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(20): When ascending or descending a ladder, the user did not face the ladder:    a) Job site, 1612 Darlington Road, Beaver Falls, PA: On or about August 25, 2021, during roofing activities, the employer did not ensure that an employee using a ladder at a roof on the side of the home faced the ladder at all times while climbing down it.