OSHA Inspection: ROOF EXPERTS, INC

Issued

Aug 23, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,679 · Current $2,679

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) On or about August 02, 2023, at the jobsite located at 3220 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX; where employees, who were walking and working under construction activities, were not protected from head injuries by wearing hard hats.

Issued

Aug 23, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).   a) On or about August 02, 2023, at the jobsite located at 3220 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX; where employee, who was working from aerial lift basket Sky jack SJ45T and was not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

Aug 23, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

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) 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. Employees working from the roof were exposed to the hazards of falling to the ground below.

Issued

Aug 23, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $4,688

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 August 02, 2023, at the jobsite located at 3220 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX; where employees, who were working on the roof, and were not protected from falling to the ground below.

Issued

Aug 23, 2023

Abate by

Sep 5, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:  a) On or about August 02, 2023, at the jobsite located at 3220 Forest Lane, Dallas, TX; where employees used ladder to access/egress the roof and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above landing level.