OSHA Inspection: GOMEZ ROOFING SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jan 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $2,009

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:  a) Lot 10, Hidden Fields  Subdivision, Hoschton, GA, Roof: On or about 12/14/2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that protective eyewear was not used where tools and equipment such as but not limited to pneumatic nail guns were powered by compressed air set to 120 PSI.

Issued

Jan 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $3,349

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501(b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:  a) Roof: Lot 10,  Hidden Fields Subdivision, Hoschton, GA 30548: On or about 12/14/2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 28-feet from the eave of the 10/12 pitched roof, in that an adequate fall protection system was not used while using the roof as a walking/working surface.   b) Roof: Lot 10,  Hidden Fields Subdivision, Hoschton, GA 30548: On or about 12/14/2023, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards of 28-feet from the eave of the 10/12 pitched roof while performing roofing installation activities while connecting a personal fall protection system to a rope tied around the truss as an anchor.

Issued

Jan 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.552(a)(4): Hoisting ropes were not installed in accordance with the wire rope manufacturers' recommendations.  a) Roof, Lot 10, Hidden Fields Subdivision, Hoschton, GA, Roof: On or about 12/14/2023, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards while performing hoisting operations of materials such as but not limited to shingle bundles and ridge caps with the TranzSporter (ModelTP250) material hoist. The system was changed to include the installation of a climbing rope and not the manufacturer's required wire rope.