OSHA Inspection: AFFORDABLE ROOFING

Issued

May 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  a) Affordable Roofing at the site of 4350 Weathervane Drive Lorain, Ohio: On or about January 14, 2022, the employer did not have an accident prevention plan or a program to identify job site hazards which assists employees in maintaining a safe working environment.  Such programs would support the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards such as falls during job site operations, decreasing the probability of employee injury or illness.

Issued

May 10, 2022

Abate by

Jun 3, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Affordable Roofing at the site of 4350 Weather Vane Drive Lorain, Ohio: On or about January 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees had been trained in fall hazard awareness or appropriate use of fall protection such as, but not limited to, the use of personal fall arrest systems or alternative measures while performing various roofing operations from elevated surfaces.

Issued

May 10, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $3,729

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee use 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)  Affordable Roofing at the site of 4350 Weathervane Drive Lorain, Ohio: On or about January 14, 2022, the employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when performing roofing activities on a residential structure while exposed to potential struck by hazards (flying particles/debris) while installing new roofing tiles.

Issued

May 10, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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) Affordable Roofing  at the site location of 4350 Weathervane Drive, Lorain, OH: The employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls while conducting residential roofing activities of the second story of a residential home were protected from falls while conducting residential construction activities on the second floor of a new residential home, while exposed to a fall of 8 feet to the ground below.

Issued

May 10, 2022

Abate by

May 13, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $4,351

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) Affordable Roofing at the site location of 4350 Weathervane Drive, Lorain, OH: The employer did not ensure that the two portable ladders used by employees to access the second level of a new residential home to perform roofing activities were extended 3 feet above the surface of the roof, exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately 13-24 feet to the ground below.