OSHA Inspection: AVILA'S ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Mar 8, 2023

Abate by

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,210 · Current $2,210

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.552(a)(1): The employer did not comply with manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators:  (a) Southeast Wall - Employees accessing a residential roof were exposed to fall hazards in that they were using a material hoist as a ladder, on or about November 8, 2022.  Abatement Certification Required.

Issued

Mar 8, 2023

Abate by

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $34,377 · Current $34,377

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):   (a) The employer allows employees to work on residential roofs exceeding 6 feet in height without the use of fall protection. This was observed on or about November 8, 2022, when employees were working on a residential roof with heights ranging from approximately eleven (11) to twenty-eight (28) feet above ground level at 720 Marion Street, Scranton, PA. The employees so observed were not protected by either a guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  Abatement: With respect to all future worksites in Pennsylvania, the employer must cease and desist from permitting employees to work on walking/working surfaces with unprotected sides or edges 6 feet or more above a lower level, unless each employee is protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, or unless the employer can establish that the exception set forth in 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) applies, in which case protection must be provided in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.502(k).    Abatement certification and documentation to address the specific violation observed on or about November 8, 2022 is also required. The Date By Which Violation Must Be Abated listed below is for the specific violation observed on or about November 8, 2022. The cease and desist provision listed above is an ongoing obligation.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Mar 8, 2023

Abate by

Mar 20, 2023

Penalty

Initial $29,465 · Current $29,465

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) Higher Roof - Employees using a material hoist as a ladder were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately twenty-eight (28) feet in that the hoist was not installed such that the side rails extended at least three (3) feet above the roof edge, on or about November 8, 2022.  (a) Porch Roof - Employees using a multipurpose ladder were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately eleven (11) feet in that the ladder was not installed such that the side rails extended at least three (3) feet above the roof edge, on or about November 8, 2022.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM