OSHA Inspection: GTZ REMODELING & ROOFING INC.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not 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.  a.  On or about August 12, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees using pneumatic nail guns were not wearing safety glasses, thereby exposing the employees to hazards associated with eye injuries.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5323.00 · Current $3000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted employees to work in close proximity to energized, unguarded, and ungrounded electric power circuits that the employee could contact in the course of their work:  a.  On or about August 12, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations was required to work within close proximity to energized lines, thereby exposing the employee to electrical hazards.

Issued

2024-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9126.00 · Current $5000.00 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 August 12, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations, eight (8) feet seven (7) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  b.  On or about August 12, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing residential roofing operations, eight (8) feet above ground, were not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.  c.  On or about August 12, 2024, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing residential roofing operations, seven (7) feet nine (9) inches above ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.  GTZ Remodeling & Roofing Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1517881, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on April 7, 2021, with respect to a workplace located at 1185 Patriot Dr. in New Lenox, Illinois.