GADSDEN, AL —
OSHA Inspection: GRACE ROOFING CONTRACTORS LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of GRACE ROOFING CONTRACTORS LLC in 401 MEIGHAN BOULEVARD, GADSDEN, AL 35901 (NAICS 238160). OSHA activity number 345842736.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- GRACE ROOFING CONTRACTORS LLC
- Site address
- 401 MEIGHAN BOULEVARD
- City
- GADSDEN
- State
- AL
- ZIP
- 35901
- Mailing
- 1905 SOUTH GREENWOOD AVENUE, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- 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
- 9
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.501 B10
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,611 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 (1.8 m) 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, 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, the use of a safety monitoring system alone: (a) On or about 03/17/2022 - 401 West Meighan Blvd, Gadsden, AL, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet while installing metal roofing materials on a low-sloped (2:12) roofing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2610.6
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.503 A01
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $4,351 · Current $2,611 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who was exposed to fall hazards that enabled each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards: (a) On or about 03/17/2022 - 401 West Meighan Blvd., Gadsden, AL, employees installing metal roofing materials exposed to fall hazards of approximately 12 feet had not been trained.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2610.6
- — Z (S) $4351
1926.1060 A01
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Abate by
- Apr 19, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards: (a) On or about 03/17/2022 - 401 Meighan Blvd., Gadsden, AL, employees utilizing a Werner aluminum extension ladder were unaware of the hazards associated with not using the ladder properly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.1053 B01
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022
- Penalty
- Initial $3,108 · Current $1,865 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) On or about 03/17/2022 - 401 West Meighan Blvd., Gadsden, AL, employees utilizing a Werner aluminum extension ladder were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet due to the ladder not being extended the required 3 feet above the landing surface.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1864.8
- — Z (S) $3108
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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 345842736.
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