OSHA Inspection: STRAIGHT LINE ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain such programs as may be necessary to comply with this part.  On or about April 6, 2023 the employer Straight Line Roofing and Construction LLC at jobsite located at Tuscan Village Unit K - Matera Ct. Avon Lake OH 44012, did not have a plan or a program to identify job site hazards which assists employees in maintaining a safe working environment. Such programs would support the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards such as falls and struck by hazards during job site operations, decreasing the probability of employee injury or illness.

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  On or about April 6, 2023 the employer Straight Line Roofing and Construction LLC at jobsite located at Tuscan Village Unit K - Matera Ct. Avon Lake OH 44012, did not have a fall protection training program in place to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling, and procedures to minimize these hazards. Such programs would support the employer and employees in identifying and avoiding potential hazards such as falls during job site operations, decreasing the probability of employee injury or illness.

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

Jul 31, 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:  On or about April 6, 2023 the employer Straight Line Roofing and Construction LLC at jobsite located at Tuscan Village Unit K - Matera Ct. Avon Lake OH 44012, did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards while using a portable ladder to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling from the ladder and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Five employees using multiple aluminum extension ladders to access the roof to perform roofing work were exposed to fall hazards 11 feet or greater to the ground below.

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $5,358 · Current $0 Reduced

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.  On or about April 6, 2023 the employer Straight Line Roofing and Construction LLC at jobsite located at Tuscan Village Unit K - Matera Ct. Avon Lake OH 44012, did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when performing roofing and framing work on a new build multi-family structure while exposed to potential struck by hazards (flying particles/debris) while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

Apr 26, 2023

Abate by

Jul 31, 2023

Penalty

Initial $6,250 · Current $3,125 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):  On or about April 6, 2023 the employer Straight Line Roofing and Construction LLC at jobsite located at Tuscan Village Unit K - Matera Ct. Avon Lake OH 44012, did not ensure employees were protected from falls while conducting residential roofing construction activities on the second (roof) level of new build multi-family condominium building, while exposed to a fall of between approximately 11 feet and 24 feet to the ground below.