OSHA Inspection: ZARATE'S ROOFING LLC

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,600 Reduced

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)  On or about January 12, 2023, employees conducting roofing work on an existing residential roof with a 5:12 pitch, were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately eight (8)  feet from the roof.

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Abate by

Feb 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a)  On or about January 12, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees exposed to potential fall hazards had been trained to recognize and minimize the fall hazards associated with their work.

Issued

Jan 26, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,600 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)  On or about January 12, 20223, the portable extension ladder being used for access to the balcony of the residential property did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing area.