OSHA Inspection: MASTER ROOFING BY IFG LLC

Issued

2024-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4148.00 · Current $4148.00

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) On or about June 10, 2024, at a jobsite located at 1420 E Prairie View Dr Oak Creek, WI 53154, the employer did not ensure employees on the roof of the structure engaged in re-roofing of a residential home were protected from fall hazards. This exposed employees to fall hazards of approximately nine (9) feet from the roof to the ground below.

Issued

2024-08-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2765.00 · Current $2765.00

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) On or about June 10, 2024, at a jobsite located at 1420 E Prairie View Dr Oak Creek, WI 53154, the ladder employees were using to access the roof of a one-story residential home did not extend three (3) feet above the upper landing surface, nor was the ladder secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately nine (9) feet from the top of the ladder to the ground below.