OSHA Inspection: YAEGEL ROOFING LLC

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):  Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system:  On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i):  When no mechanical equipment was being used the warning line was not erected at least 6 feet (1.8m) from the roof edge:  On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, and the employer's warning line was not erected at least 6 feet from the roof edge, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(2)(ii):  The rope, wire, or chain was not rigged or supported in such a way that its lowest point (including sag) was not less than 34 inches (0.9 m) from the walking/working surface and its highest point no more than 39 inches (1.0 m) from the walking/working surface:  On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, and the employer's warning line was not rigged and supported in such a way that its lowest point was no less than 34 inches from the roof surface, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,803 · Current $1,901 Reduced

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:   On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:   On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via an extension ladder that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards related to ladders, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate these hazards.  This training would include:  a.	The nature of fall hazards in the work area,  b.	The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used, c.	The proper construction use, placement, and care in handling of all ladders, d.	The maximum intended load carrying capacities of ladders, and  e.	The standards contained in this subpart, Subpart X - Stairways and Ladders.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,606 · Current $3,803 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:  On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have an effective safety and health program with specific work rules, competent person oversight, and employee training to govern employees' activities.  YAEGEL ROOFING LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1629551, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1a AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 511 WHEATLEY DRIVE, MAHOMET, ILLINOIS 61853.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois.  The employer did not have a competent person conducting frequent and periodic safety inspections.  YAEGEL ROOFING LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1629551, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 511 WHEATLEY DRIVE, MAHOMET, ILLINOIS 61853.

Issued

Jan 17, 2024

Abate by

Jan 26, 2024

Penalty

Initial $10,646 · Current $5,323 Reduced

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:  On or about December 4, 2023, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Mahomet, Illinois. The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection.  YAEGEL ROOFING LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 1629551, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2b AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON NOVEMBER 28, 2022, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 511 WHEATLEY DRIVE, MAHOMET, ILLINOIS 61853.