OSHA Inspection: ARTCRIS ROOFING LLC

Issued

May 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(10):"Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, 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 shall be protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.  a) On or about April 29, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employees performing roofing activities on a low-slope commercial building were utilizing a fall protection system. As a result, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of 7 feet 11 inches on a 3/12 pitch roof.

Issued

May 15, 2025

Abate by

Jul 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): Training program. The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  a) On or about April 29, 2025, the employer failed to provide a training program and training for the employees exposed to a fall hazard while performing roofing work at 6696 Springboro Pike, Dayton, OH 45449.

Issued

May 15, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $2,483 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Use. The following requirements apply to the use of all ladders, including job-made ladders, except as otherwise indicated: When portable ladders are used for access to an upper landing surface, the ladder side rails shall extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder is used to gain access; or, when such an extension is not possible because of the ladder's length, then the ladder shall be secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and a grasping device, such as a grabrail, shall be provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder. In no case shall the extension be such that ladder deflection under a load would, by itself, cause the ladder to slip off its support.  a) On or about April 29, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that the portable ladders being utilized by employees to access the roof was extended 3 feet above the upper landing surface. As a result, employees performing roofing activities were exposed to fall hazards while accessing and descending the roof, which was approximately 7 feet 11 inches above the ground.