OSHA Inspection: ADVANCED ROOFING & WOODWORKING INC.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,056 · Current $569 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns:  a) On December 12, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to struck-by hazard from falling tools, material and debris when working below employees performing roofing work.  The employees were not wearing hard hats.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,084 · Current $569 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.152(e)(2): The transfer of flammable liquids from one container to another was done when the containers were not electrically interconnected (bonded):  a) On December 12, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, a flammable liquid, diesel fuel, was transferred from a container to a running aerial lift without the vessels being electrically interconnected.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,071 · Current $5,071

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(1): Personal fall arrest system connectors were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel, or made of equivalent materials:  a) On December 12, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using personal fall arrest system components containing connectors that were not drop forged, pressed or formed steel.  Employees used knots to connect lifelines to tie off points.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.502(d)(15): Anchorages used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not independent of any anchorage being used to support or suspend platforms and/or were not capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds (22.2 kN) per employee:  a) On December 12, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, anchorage points being used for attachment of personal fall arrest equipment were not designed and tested so that they would be capable of supporting at least 5,000 pounds per employee attached.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) On December 12, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were using fall protection systems that were not rigged in such a manner to prevent contact with a lower level in the event of a fall.  No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $7,098 · Current $569 Reduced

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 December 12, 2023, at the above addressed jobsite, an Ingersoll Rand All-Terrain Forklift, Model VR-642C, was being used to support a scaffold platform that was occupied by personnel.  The hydraulics on the All-Terrain Forklift were leaking fluid from multiple areas and not maintained in conformance with good practice.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Apr 23, 2024

Penalty

Initial $10,141 · Current $7,098 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a) On December 12, 2023, an employee was not protected from fall hazards of approximately 23 feet to the ground, while working along unprotected edge of the roof.   No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.