OSHA Inspection: MJ ROOFING

Issued

Jul 9, 2025

Abate by

Aug 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $438 · Current $438

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:   a) On or about 07/09/2025:  The employer did not provide abatement certification for items within the settlement agreement required to abate Citation 01, Item 003 which became a final order on May 29, 2024.  An abatement demand letter was sent to the employer on June 27, 2025.  Abatement certification is required for this item.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,042 · Current $1,521 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.252(a):An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):  a)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, on the upper roof, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers threw stripped roofing material off of the upper roof 26 feet to the ground without a chute while a worker was assigned to work on the ground.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,323 · Current $2,662 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.403(b)(1)(iii): Safety of equipment was not determined on the basis of electrical insulation.   a)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, on the lower roof, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers were stripping roofing materials, using hand tools, in close proximity to the service drop feed to the building without guarding against contact with live conductors.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Abate by

Mar 19, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:   a)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, on or about 8/30/23.  Employees were working at heights up to 26 feet without being provided training on the correct use of fall protection equipment and methods.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided:    a)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, at the front of the building, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers were not provided safe access to the upper roof and instead used a material lift as a ladder.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,902 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)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, accessing the garage side roof, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers used a portable ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $30,420 · Current $15,210 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):    a)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, on the upper roof, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers were performing roofing work without fall protection of any kind.     b)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, on the lower roof, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers were performing roofing work without fall protection of any kind.

Issued

Jan 31, 2024

Penalty

Initial $35,491 · Current $17,746 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:   a)  2237 Mercer Street, Baldwinsville, NY  13027, on the upper roof, on or about 8/30/23.  Workers used personal fall arrest equipment that was deployed in a way that would ensure a greater than 6 foot free fall or contact with a lower level in the event of a fall.