OSHA Inspection: AMBROCIO GUTIERREZ DBA ANDYS GT ROOFING INC

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4839.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):  a.  On or about May 15, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing roof tear off operations was dropping material approximately twenty-five (25) feet to the ground with no chute in place, thereby exposing employee(s) to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2024-06-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3457.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.  (a)   a. On or about May 15, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, and did not provide a grasping device, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.