OSHA Inspection: SOLORZANO ROOFING LLC

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,009 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1): It shall be the responsibility of the employer to initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  a. Located at 6974 Hill Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer did not initiate and maintain a safety and health program to ensure that fall and struck by hazards were identified and corrected onsite while employees performed residential roofing work.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Abate by

Feb 24, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a. Located at 6974 Hill Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer failed to train and instruct employees on the recognition of fall and struck by hazards associated with residential roofing work.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $2,009 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1):The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.  a. Located at 6974 Hill Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer failed to ensure that each employee used eye protection while operating a pneumatic nail guns and leaf blowers while performing residential roofing work, thereby exposing employees to struck by hazards.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $2,813 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure.  a. Located at 6974 Hill Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while performing roofing work from the roof of an existing home, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards from between twelve and eighteen feet to the ground.

Issued

Feb 14, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $1,607 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a. Located at 6974 Hill Rd, Canal Winchester, OH 43110: On or about January 17, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the ladder that employees used to access the roof extended at least three feet above the roof's edge to provide employees with a safe means to access and egress from the roof.