CLEARWATER, FL —
OSHA Inspection: HIGHER ELITE ROOFING LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of HIGHER ELITE ROOFING LLC in 2001 RAINBOW DRIVE, CLEARWATER, FL 33765 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345664429.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- HIGHER ELITE ROOFING LLC
- Site address
- 2001 RAINBOW DRIVE
- City
- CLEARWATER
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 33765
- Mailing
- 8710 94TH AVE., SEMINOLE, FL 33777
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 238160
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 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: a) Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, FL site: On or about December 2, 2021, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard while working near the edge of a flat roof, 12 feet above the ground, without any type of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2175.5
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.501 B11
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems: a) Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, FL site: On or about December 2, 2021, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard while working on a peaked roof without any type of fall protection.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 Reduced
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: a) Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, FL site: On or about December 2, 2021, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards and no fall hazard training was provided to the employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2175.5
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.1060 A
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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: a) Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, FL site: On or about December 2, 2021, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard while using a portable ladder to egress from the roof, 12 feet above the ground, and no ladder safety training was provided to the employees.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- May 4, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,176 Reduced
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) Trinity Presbyterian Church, Clearwater, FL site: On or about December 2, 2021, the employer exposed employees to a fall hazard while using a portable ladder to egress from the roof, 12 feet above the ground, without having the ladder extend 3 feet past the edge.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2175.5
- — Z (S) $4351
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 345664429.
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