OSHA Inspection: COWBOY ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

May 19, 2023

Abate by

Jun 23, 2023

Penalty

Initial $376 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):The employer did not certify within 10 calendar days after the abatement date that each cited violation has been abated:  a) For Citation 1, Item 1, a violation of 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2).  b) For Citation 1, Item 2, a violation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13).  c) For Citation 1, Item 3a, a violation of 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1).  d) For Citation 1, Item 3a, a violation of 29 CFR 1926.1060(a).

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Abate by

Apr 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

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)Cowboy Roofing & Construction, LLC at 6908 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the 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 single-family home without the use of fall protection systems, as well as ladder hazards identified on site.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of greater than six feet.

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Abate by

Apr 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,018 · Current $4,018

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Employees 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 employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b):  (a)Cowboy Roofing & Construction, LLC at 6908 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting roofing operations on a single-family home. This condition exposed the employee to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Abate by

Apr 6, 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 allowed, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a)Cowboy Roofing & Construction, LLC at 6908 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that the ladder the employees were using was extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the eave of the single-family residential roof.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

Mar 13, 2023

Abate by

Apr 6, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  (a)Cowboy Roofing & Construction, LLC at 6908 West 8th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107: On or about and at times prior to November 22, 2022, the employer did not ensure that employees were properly trained on the use of ladders or to recognize the hazards of using ladders prior to accessing upper areas of a single-family residential roof.  This condition exposed the employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.