OSHA Inspection: K ESTHER ROOFING LLC

Issued

Aug 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses 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.  On or about June 17, 2024, at a work location located at 181 Arlington DR, Aurora Ohio 44202 the employer, K Esther Roofing LLC, did not ensure eye protection was utilized by employees using pneumatic nail guns and hand tools to install roofing shingles, exposing the employees to struck-by hazards to the eyes.

Issued

Aug 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,000 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):    On or about June 17, 2024, at a work location located at 181 Arlington DR, Aurora Ohio 44202 the employer, K Esther Roofing LLC did not ensure employees engaged in roofing activities over 6 feet were protected from falls. Employees were exposed to falls of 8.8 feet above the ground while tearing off and installing roofing shingles on a roof without utilizing any form of fall protection.

Issued

Aug 1, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,148 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  On or about June 17, 2024, at a work location located at 181 Arlington DR, Aurora Ohio 44202 the employer, K Esther Roofing LLC did not ensure that a ladder used for accessing the roof of a residential structure extended at least 3 feet beyond the upper landing surface and/or was secured at the top with a grasping device, exposing employees to falls over 8.8 feet.