OSHA Inspection: STAR ROOFING PROS INC

Issued

Jan 17, 2023

Abate by

Mar 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $2,143 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck and as referenced by the note contained in 1926.602(d):  a.	At the jobsite located at 4962 Distribution Dr., Tampa, Florida: On or about November 1, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that employees, operating the Terex - Rough Terrain powered industrial truck to lift roof materials and the wood trash hopper for disposal of roof debris, were trained and evaluated on the safe operation.

Issued

Jan 17, 2023

Abate by

Mar 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking / working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems:  a.  At the job-site located at 4962 Distribution Dr., Tampa, Florida: On or about November 1, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 25-feet while working on the roof of an industrial structure with steel roof deck, performing insulation and thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) removal and installation. The roof had a 1:12 pitch; 25-feet to the eave. There were no guardrails, safety net, positioning devices, fall restraint systems or personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Jan 17, 2023

Abate by

Mar 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.761(b): The employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.761:  a.  At the job-site located at 4962 Distribution Dr., Tampa, Florida: On or about November 1, 2022, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 25-feet while working on the roof of an industrial structure with steel roof deck, performing insulation and thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) removal and installation.  Employees were not instructed in the recognition and identification of fall hazards in the work area, the procedures to be followed to prevent falls to lower levels and the fall protection requirements for steel erection.