OSHA Inspection: 3 BROTHERS ROOFING

Issued

Mar 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): Accident prevention responsibilities. Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  a) On or about February 7, 2024, the employer did not conduct adequate inspections of the job site. As a result, employees were exposed to fall heights greater than 8 feet in that fall protection was not being worn and there was no means of access and egress from the roof.

Issued

Mar 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13):"Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502. Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.  a) On or about February 7, 2024, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 8 ft while performing roofing work on a residential roof without any means of conventional fall protection.

Issued

Mar 7, 2024

Abate by

Apr 9, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1):The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a) On or about February 7, 2024, employees were not trained to recognize fall hazards such as, but not limited to, a fall hazard greater than 8 ft while performing roofing work on a pitched roof, nor were they trained on when to utilize a fall protection system.

Issued

Mar 7, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $4,148

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(4): Use. The following requirements apply to the use of all ladders, including job-made ladders, except as otherwise indicated: Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.  a) On or about February 7, 2024, employees were observed using a laddervator shingle-lift as a means of access and egress for the roof, and was not being used for the purpose it was designed.