OSHA Inspection: MASTER FRED ROOFING LLC

Issued

Jun 17, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  a) On or about May 15, 2025, the employer did not conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite. As a result, employees working on a commercial roof were exposed to fall hazards greater than 7 foot 10 inches without utilizing a fall protection system.

Issued

Jun 17, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

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 May 15, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees, removing shingles and roofing felt on a commercial building, were utilizing any type of fall protection system.  As a result, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 7 feet 10 inches.

Issued

Jun 17, 2025

Abate by

Jul 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $4,965 · Current $4,965

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): 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 May 15, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that each employee exposed to a fall hazard was trained on the hazards of falling and the procedures to minimize the hazards in the work area.  As a result, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 7 feet 10 inches while performing commercial roofing work.