OSHA Inspection: HIGH ROOFING CONTRACTOR CORP

Issued

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:   a) 20 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments: Roofing shingles being thrown off the roof of two-story residential townhouse apartments and the employees exposed to a head injury while working without hard hats, on or about 11/09/2022.

Issued

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles.    a) 20 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/ Roof: Employees were engaged in roof shingle installation and exposed to eye loss /eye injury when not utilizing any means of eye protection while using a pneumatic nail gun, on or about 11/09/2022.  b) 36 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/ Roof: Employees were engaged in roof shingle installation and exposed to eye loss /eye injury when not utilizing any means of eye protection while using a pneumatic nail gun, on or about 11/09/2022.

Issued

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.304(d): Portable, power-driven circular saw(s) were not equipped with a guard above and below the base plate or shoe:    b) 36 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/ Roof: Employees were exposed to an amputation hazard while using a Dewalt compact table saw to cut aluminum siding that was not equipped with a guard for the blade, on or about 11/09/2022.

Issued

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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) 20 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were not utilizing a personal fall arrest system and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet while removing and installing shingles on a residential townhome with a 10 on 12 pitch roof, on or about 11/09/2022.  b) 38 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were not utilizing a personal fall arrest system and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet while removing and installing shingles on a residential townhome with a 10 on 12 pitch roof, on or about 11/09/2022.  c) 37 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were not utilizing a personal fall arrest system and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet while removing and installing shingles on a residential townhome with a 10 on 12 pitch roof, on or about 11/09/2022.  d) 36 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were not utilizing a personal fall arrest system and exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 30 feet while removing and installing shingles on a residential townhome with a 10 on 12 pitch roof, on or about 11/09/2022.

Issued

Mar 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

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) 36 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were using extension ladder to access a 10 on 12 pitch roof that did not extend three feet above the landing, on or about 11/09/2022.   b) 37 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were using extension ladder to access a 10 on 12 pitch roof that did not extend three feet above the landing, on or about 11/09/2022.  c) 38 Mill Pond, Woodland Park, NJ/Residential Apartments:  Employees were using extension ladder to access a 10 on 12 pitch roof that did not extend three feet above the landing, on or about 11/09/2022.