OSHA Inspection: DELUXE ROOFING & EXTERIORS COMPANY

Issued

Aug 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $1,500 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) On or April 24, 2025, employees were exposed to head injury while working on the ground underneath active roofing work without using protective helmets.  	 No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Aug 13, 2025

Abate by

Sep 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1): Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:  a) On or about April 24, 2025, employees were exposed to electrical shock while working in close proximity to an overhead house service power line.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Aug 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook not designed for such use was engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope:  a) On or about April 24, 2025, an employee used a personal fall arrest lifeline that had its locking snaphook incorrectly connected to webbing.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Aug 13, 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) On or about April 24, 2025, the front nylon straps of body harnesses were used as attachment points for fall protection on pitched roof surfaces.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Aug 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $6,809 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Employees were not provided with eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents:     a) On or about April 24, 2025, an employee was exposed to eye injury while operating a pneumatic nail gun without eye protection during roofing work.  Deluxe Roofing & Exteriors Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.102(a)(1) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1770434, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on December 27, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 15060 81st Ave., ORLAND PARK, IL 60467.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.

Issued

Aug 13, 2025

Penalty

Initial $11,916 · Current $6,000 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):   a) On or about April 24, 2025, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working without fall protection from a pitched roof having a ground to eave height of approximately 18.4 feet.  Deluxe Roofing & Exteriors Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1770434, citation number 1, item number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on December 27, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 15060 81st Ave., ORLAND PARK, IL 60467.  No abatement certification or documentation required for this violation.