OSHA Inspection: ELEVATE ROOFING & EXTERIORS, INC.

Issued

Feb 12, 2024

Abate by

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $4,517 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a.  On or about January 17, 2024, at the job-site located at 16150 Wilkinson Dr, Clermont, Florida; employees using pneumatic nail guns while installing roof shingles were not wearing eye protection, exposing to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 12, 2024

Abate by

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $6,453 · Current $4,517 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 or about January 17, 2024 at the job-site located at 16150 Wilkinson Dr, Clermont, Florida; employees working on ground level conducting cleaning activities and picking up shingles and roof debris, were not wearing head protection, exposing to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 12, 2024

Abate by

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $7,904 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.  On or about January 17, 2024, at the job-site located at 16150 Wilkinson Dr, Clermont, Florida; employees were exposed to a 11.7- foot fall hazard while installing  roof shingles on the 6 in 12 pitched (vertical to horizontal) roof, in that, fall protection was not used.

Issued

Feb 12, 2024

Abate by

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $11,292 · Current $7,904 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)   a.  On or about January 17, 2024, at the job-site located at 16150 Wilkinson Dr, Clermont, Florida; employees involved in residential roof work were exposed to a 11.7-foot fall hazard, in that, the multi-position ladder was not extended 3 feet above the landing surface of the roof.

Issued

Feb 12, 2024

Abate by

Mar 29, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(8):Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder.  a.  On or about January 17, 2024, at the job-site located at 16150 Wilkinson Dr, Clermont, Florida; employees involved in residential roof work were exposed to a 11.7-foot fall hazard, in that, the ladder used to gain access to the upper landing surface was not secured to prevent displacement.