OSHA Inspection: FILOTTO ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Feb 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $5,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer had not ensured that each employee required to wear  3M half-face reusable respiratory protection had been provided with a medical evaluation.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Mar 5, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were required to wear tight-fitting facepiece respirators.   The employer did not ensure employees were provided with a fit test prior to the initial use of the respirator(s), thereby exposing employees to the hazards including, but not limited to, respirable asbestos fibres.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Feb 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(k)(1):  The employer did not provide effective training to ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of 1910.134(k)(1)(i) - (vii):  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were provided with and required to wear 3M half-face reusable respiratory protection for exposure to materials including respirable asbestos fibres.  The employer did not ensure that each employee could demonstrate knowledge of the required training elements of the standard including, but not limited to, why respiratory protection is necessary, factors that compromise protection, proper fit, proper use, limitations and capabilities, change schedules, emergency use, inspection, maintenance and/or storage, general requirements of 29 CFR 1910.134, and how to recognize medical signs and symptoms.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Feb 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $6,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii):  An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer did not ensure that the employee operating the Caterpillar Telehandler TL1255D SN. ML700498 was evaluated at least once every three years.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.600(a)(6)(i):  For lines rated 50kV or below, a minimum of 10 feet was not maintained between the energized line and the equipment.  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer failed to protect employees from electrocution hazards when an employee operating a Caterpillar TL1255D came within nine (9) feet of energized 13KV High Voltage Overhead Lines.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $9,680 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v):  A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee moving the Genie S-65 from one location to another was not wearing a body belt or full body harness.  The employee was thereby exposed to the hazards associated with a fall of approximately six (6') feet.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing commercial roofing operations, approximately thirty-five  (35) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $6,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.602(c)(1)(vi): Industrial truck(s) in use did not meet the applicable requirements of design, construction, stability, inspection, testing, maintenance, and operation, as defined in American National Standards Institute B56.1-1969, Safety Standards for Powered Industrial Trucks.  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer left a Caterpillar Telehandler TL1255D SN. ML700498 unattended, with the boom extended, while employees worked from a material handling box installed on the forklift at an elevation of approximately thirty-five (35) feet, thereby exposing employees to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Feb 21, 2024

Penalty

Initial $8,067 · Current $4,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1101(g)(11)(ii):  All employees performing work covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(11) were not trained in a training program that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii):  a) On or about August 22, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing work covered by 29 CFR 1926.1101(g)(11) were not trained in a training program that meet the requirements of 29 CFR 1926.1101(k)(9)(viii), thereby exposing employees to hazards including, but not limited to, respirable asbestos fibres.