OSHA Inspection: TWINS ROOFING INC.,

Issued

Aug 3, 2022

Abate by

Sep 6, 2022

Penalty

Initial $349 · Current $349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   Twins Roofing Inc., , failed to certify to OSHA within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each of the following cited violations had been corrected:   Citation Number            Item Number                    Abatement Date  02                                                01                                     04/08/2022  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,740 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while 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:   a) On September 30, 2021, employees were not wearing protective helmets where there was a possible danger of head injury from falling objects.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,486 · Current $1,740 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:    a) On September 30, 2021, employees were exposed to eye injury while operating pneumatic roofing guns without eye protection during roofing work.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,610 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(b)(2): Scaffold platforms and walkways were not at least 18 inches wide:  a) On September 30, 2021, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling, approximately 9 feet to the ground, while performing roofing work from a scaffold platform that was not at least 18 inches wide.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $3,046 Reduced

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, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a) On September 30, 2021, employees engaged in roofing activity were not protected from fall hazards while working at an elevation of up to approximately 20 feet above the ground.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,864 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and 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:   a) On September 30, 2021, ladder used by employees to access and egress the roof was not long enough to have its side rails extended at least 3 feet above the roof eave.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:   a) On September 30, 2021, employees were using a fly section of an extension ladder to access a working surface.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 26, 2022

Abate by

Apr 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:   a) On or about September 30, 2021, the employer did not maintain records or certification of fall protection training for employees exposed to fall hazards.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).