OSHA Inspection: Y & M ROOFING, LLC

Issued

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2009.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

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)Y & M Roofing, LLC at 1200 South Hyde Park Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to May 15, 2023, 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 residential roof without the use of a fall protection system as well as ladder hazards identified on site.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of greater than six feet.

Issued

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $2880.00 Reduced

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)Y & M Roofing, LLC at 1200 South Hyde Park Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to May 15, 2023, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falls while conducting roofing operations on a single-family residential roof. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer:  (a)Y & M Roofing, LLC at 1200 South Hyde Park Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to May 15, 2023, the exposing employer did not ensure a written training certification on the use of fall protection systems prior to employees being exposed to fall hazards while working on a residential property. This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

2023-10-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-11-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2679.00 · Current $1876.00 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)Y & M Roofing, LLC at 1200 South Hyde Park Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57106: On or about and at times prior to May 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure that the ladders the employees were using were extended at least three feet above the upper landing surfaces of the eaves of the single-family residential roof.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.