OSHA Inspection: NORTHEAST ROOFING PROS

Issued

May 11, 2023

Abate by

Jun 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $376

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  Location - Roof  (a)	The employer did not provide a written certification to OSHA that the abatement was complete on or about September 21, 2022.

Issued

Sep 9, 2022

Abate by

Sep 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $4,351 · Current $1,000 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)  Roof- Employees performing patch work on a low-slope roof were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately twelve (12) feet without the use of guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, on or about August 2, 2022.    Abatement certification and documentation required.

Issued

Sep 9, 2022

Abate by

Sep 21, 2022

Penalty

Initial $3,108 · Current $1,000 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) Rear Roof Access - Employees accessed the roof via a portable ladder and were exposed to a fall hazard as the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, on or about August 2, 2022.   b) Side Roof Access- Employees accessed the roof via a portable ladder and were exposed to a fall hazard as the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface, on or about August 2, 2022.   Abatement certification required.