OSHA Inspection: ELEVATED INDUSTRIES LLC

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,620 · Current $5,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  (a) Main Roof/Steep Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees were performing roofing work on 8/12 pitched residential roof up to 25 feet from grade without the use of fall protection, exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head.    (a) Main Roof/Steep Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees were performing roofing work on an 8/12 pitched residential roof, up to 25 feet from the ground and wearing body harnesses with the rope grab attached to the front of the wearers body. The rope grab and vertical lifeline were used to control their movements as they ascended or maneuvered across the roof causing tension in the lifeline that could affect fall arrest performance, exposing the employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  (a) 813 Smith Street, Charleston, WV: On November 13, 2024 and times prior, the employer did not train the employees on the hazards of working from heights of up to 25 feet above grade and did not instruct the employees on the procedures to follow to minimize these hazards.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,675 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems or a combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system.   (a) Front Porch Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees were performing roofing work on the front porch roof without fall protection, exposing them to fall hazards of up to 15 feet 1 inch to the ground below.  (b) Back Porch Roof: On November 13, 2024, an employee was performing roofing work on the back porch roof without fall protection, exposing them to a fall hazard of up to 12 feet 6 inches to the ground below.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1): The employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program as may be necessary to comply with this part.  (a) 813 Smith Street: On November 13, 2024 and times prior, an accident prevention/safety and health program had not been established and/or maintained to address the following basic elements:   1. Management Leadership-Management leadership means that business owners, managers and supervisors: - Make worker safety and health a core organizational value.  -Are fully committed to eliminating hazards, protecting workers and continuously improving workplace safety and health.  -Provide sufficient resources to implement and maintain the safety and health program.  -Visibly demonstrate and communicate their safety and health commitment to workers and others.  -Set an example through their own actions.   2. Worker Participation-All workers at a worksite should participate, including those employed by contractors, subcontractors and temporary staffing agencies. In an effective safety and health program, all workers: -Are encouraged to participate in the program and feel comfortable providing input and reporting safety or health concerns.  -Have access to information they need to participate effectively in the program.  -Have opportunities to participate in all phases of program design and implementation.  -Do not experience retaliation when they raise safety and health concerns, report injuries, illnesses and hazards, participate in the program or exercise safety and health rights.   3. Hazard Identification and Assessment - To identify and assess hazards, employers and workers: -Collect and review information about the hazards present or likely to be present in the workplace.  -Conduct initial and periodic workplace inspections of the workplace to identify new or recurring hazards.  -Investigate injuries, illnesses, incidents and close calls/near misses to determine the underlying hazards, their causes and safety and health program shortcomings.  -Group similar incidents and identify trends in injuries, illnesses and hazards reported.  -Consider hazards associated with emergency or non-routine situations.  -Determine the severity and likelihood of incidents that could result for each hazard identified and use this information to prioritize corrective actions.   4. Hazard Prevention and Control - To effectively control and prevent hazards, employers should: -Involve workers, who often have the best understanding of the conditions that create hazards and insights into how they can be controlled.  -Identify and evaluate options for controlling hazards, using a "hierarchy of controls."  -Use a hazard control plan to guide the selection and implementation of controls and implement controls according to the plan.  -Develop plans with measures to protect workers during emergencies and non-routine activities.  -Evaluate the effectiveness of existing controls to determine whether they continue to provide protection or whether different controls may be more effective.  -Review new technologies for their potential to be more protective, more reliable or less costly.   5. Education and Training - Education and training provides employers, managers, supervisors and workers with:  -Knowledge and skills needed to do their work safely and avoid creating hazards that could place themselves or others at risk. - Awareness and understanding of workplace hazards and how to identify, report and control them.  -Specialized training when their work involves unique hazards.   6. Program Evaluation and Improvement - Program evaluation and improvement includes: -Establishing, reporting and tracking goals and targets that indicate whether the program is making progress.  -Evaluating the program initially and periodically thereafter to identify shortcomings and opportunities for improvement. -Providing ways for workers to participate in program evaluation and improvement.   7. Communication and Coordination for Host Employers, Contractors and Staffing Agencies - Effective communication and coordination among such employers means that before coming on site, contractors and staffing agencies and their workers are aware of: -The types of hazards that may be present.  -The procedures or measures they need to use to avoid or control their exposure to these hazards.  -How to contact the host employer to report an injury, illness or incident or if they have a safety concern. -It also means that host employers and their workers are aware of the types of hazards that may arise from the work being done on site by workers employed by contractors or staffing agencies, the procedures or measures needed to avoid or control exposure to these hazards, how to contact the contract or staffing firm if they have a safety concern, what to do in case of an emergency.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,675 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) 813 Smith Street, Charleston, WV: On November 13, 2024, employees operated circular saws to repair the roof structure and used pneumatic nail guns to install roof underlayment without wearing eye protection, exposing them to potential eye injuries.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,729 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.  (a) Back Main Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees used a 32-foot extension ladder to gain access to the 2nd story roof. The ladder side rails were not extended 3 feet above the upper landing surface leading onto the roof.    (b) Front Porch Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees used a 20-foot extension ladder to gain access to the front porch roof. The ladder side rails were not extended 3 feet above the upper landing surface leading onto the roof.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(6): Ladders were used on surfaces which were not stable and level.  (a) Back Main Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees used a 32-foot extension ladder to access the second-story roof. The ladder was set up on uneven ground causing the ladder to lean to the right and exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(9): The area around the top and bottom of ladders was not kept clear.  (a) Back Main Roof: On November 13, 2024, employees used a 32-foot extension ladder to access the second-story roof. The area around the base of the ladder was obstructed by nail gun air hoses, debris, construction equipment and materials, exposing the workers to a fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.  (a) 813 Smith Street, Charleston, WV: On November 13, 2024 and times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to 30 feet while using ladders. Employees required to use ladders as part of their duties had not received training to recognize potential hazards on jobsites like this one or to understand the necessary procedures to eliminate and/or minimize the hazards.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,783 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, was not protected by protective helmets.  (a) 813 Smith Street, Charleston, WV: On November 13, 2024, employees working on lower-level roofs and on ground level were not wearing head protection while picking up roofing debris that was either falling or being thrown from the roofers working overhead.

Issued

Mar 7, 2025

Abate by

Apr 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,837 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.25(a): During the course of construction, alteration or repairs, debris was not kept cleared from work areas, passageways and stairs, in and around buildings or other structures.  (a) 813 Smith Street, Charleston, WV: On November 13, 2024, the jobsite was littered with construction material, tools, equipment and debris/trash littered the jobsite, exposing workers to slip, trip and fall hazards.