OSHA Inspection: TESS ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Nov 15, 2022

Abate by

Dec 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has the authority to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them:  (a)Tess Roofing and Construction, Inc. at 216 West Second Street South, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to June 27, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure an accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the job-site, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person. Employees were conducting roofing operations on a commercial building roof without the use of a fall protection system.  This condition exposed subcontractor employees to fall hazards of greater than six feet.

Issued

Nov 15, 2022

Abate by

Dec 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,729 · Current $2,100 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)Tess Roofing and Construction, Inc. at 216 West Second Street South, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to June 27, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting roofing operations on a commercial property. This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than 6 feet.

Issued

Nov 15, 2022

Abate by

Dec 12, 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)Tess Roofing and Construction, Inc. at 216 West Second Street South, Brookings, SD 57006: On or about and at times prior to June 27, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of fall protection systems prior to being exposed to the fall hazards while working on a commercial building roof.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.