OSHA Inspection: EDSA ROOFING, LLC

Issued

Sep 4, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $3,405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l) (Construction reference 1926.602(d)  a) 43 Pilot Point Road in Lewes, DE 19958: On or about March 14, 2025, as viewed by CSHO, the employer provided a forklift to lift/lower materials to/from elevated surfaces without training the employees/subcontractors operating the powered industrial trucks exposing employees to caught-in/crushed-by hazards while working on site.

Issued

Sep 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

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) 43 Pilot Point Road in Lewes, DE 19958: On or about March 14, 2025, CSHO observed employees performing roofing replacement work on a multi family multi story apartment building at a height of approximately 24 feet above the ground level without fall protection exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Sep 4, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not train each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards to enable them to recognize fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  a) 43 Pilot Point Road in Lewes, DE 19958: On or about March 14, 2025, the employer did not train each employee exposed to a fall hazard to properly recognize and minimize fall hazards.  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.

Issued

Sep 4, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $3,405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): When portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:   a) 43 Pilot Point Road in Lewes, DE 19958: On or about March 14, 2025, employees used ladders that did not extend at least 3 feet above the upper landing to access the upper levels of a roof, approximately 24 feet above the ground, exposing them to falls.

Issued

Sep 4, 2025

Abate by

Sep 30, 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 train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize hazards related to ladders and stairways:  a) 43 Pilot Point Road in Lewes, DE 19958: On or about March 14, 2025, the employer did not provide training to employees working on or with various types of ladders to access elevated surfaces exposing employees to fall hazards.