OSHA Inspection: THOMAS ROBERTS ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2023-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10):"Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.  a. On or about May 24, 2023, Thomas Roberts Roofing, Inc. at the jobsite located at 327 E 5th Street Marysville, OH 43040: the employer did not ensure that employees performing re-roof work on a flat roof at heights of seven to nine feet were protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

2023-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a. On or about May 24, 2023, Thomas Roberts Roofing, Inc. at the jobsite located at 327 E 5th Street Marysville, OH 43040: The employer did not ensure employees were trained on the Subpart M-Fall Protection requirements prior to working from a flat roof at heights of seven to nine feet such as, but not limited to, recognition of fall hazards, means and methods to protect employees from falls and proper use of personal fall protection equipment.

Issued

2023-06-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 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. On or about May 24, 2023, Thomas Roberts Roofing, Inc. at the jobsite located at 327 E 5th Street Marysville, OH 43040: The employer did not ensure that the ladder employees used to access and egress the flat roof extended at least 3 feet above the upper landing. Employees were using a Little Giant multi-position ladder that extended approximately 2 feet above the roof edge, thereby exposing employees to a fall hazard of nine feet