OSHA Inspection: OCTORARA ROOFING & EXTERIORS, LLC

Issued

2025-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4682.00 · Current $3746.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a) 4039-4041 New Castle Ave., New Castle, DE 19720 (ground level): on or about January 2, 2025, Employee was working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, while working below roofing activities where tear off and installation activities were being performed. The employee was exposed to potential struck by hazards from falling objects.

Issued

2025-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5462.00 · Current $5462.00

General-duty citation text

1926.20(b)(2) The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s):  a) 4039-4041 New Castle Ave., New Castle, DE 19720 (ground level): On or about January 2, 2025, employees were exposed to falls while conducting roofing activities, 6 feet or more on a two-story residential roof, and were not provided with adequate fall protection.

Issued

2025-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  a) 4039-4041 New Castle Ave., New Castle, DE 19720: On or about January 2, 2025, the employer failed to provide adequate training to employees exposed to fall hazards while engaged in residential roofing activities approximately 23 feet above grade.  Abatement Note: The training program must enable the employees to recognize the hazards of falling and must train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards. Each employee must be trained by a competent person in the following: 1. The nature of fall hazards in the work area; 2. The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; 3. The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used; 4. The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; 5. The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; 6. The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; 7. The role of employees in fall protection plans; 8. The standards contained in this subpart. The employer must verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record that will contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.