OSHA Inspection: DIAZ ROOFING CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Aug 26, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 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):   On or about March 3, 2022 at the jobsite, on the townhouse building,  employees were exposed to fall hazards in that personal fall arrest systems included deficiencies such as but not limited to:  a) Individual lifelines tied through the ridge vent opening around trusses were in contact with the edges of the metal truss connection plates; b) Roof anchors and rope grabs were not being used; c) One harness had a broken Dee ring support; d) One harness had corroded hardware; e) The harnesses of three employees were not adjusted to fit their body shape,  f) The roof anchor of the lifelines were connected to the harness Dee rings;

Issued

Aug 26, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used:   On or about March 3, 2022 at the jobsite, on the townhouse building in the following instances: a) Individual lifelines tied through the ridge vent opening around trusses were in contact with the edges of the metal truss connection plates; b) Roof anchors and rope grabs were not being used; c) One harness had a broken Dee ring support; d) One harness had corroded hardware; e) The harnesses of three employees were not adjusted to fit their body shape,  f) The roof anchor of the lifelines were connected to the harness Dee rings;

Issued

Aug 26, 2022

Abate by

Sep 8, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,786 · Current $4,786

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(11):Lifelines were not protected against being cut or abraded:  On or about March 3, 2022 at the jobsite, on the townhouse building,  where individual lifelines tied through the ridge vent opening around the trusses were in contact with the edges of the metal truss connection plates.