OSHA Inspection: JORGE GOMEZ ROOFING

Issued

2026-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-02-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $398.00 · Current $398.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1903.19(c)(1):Within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, the employer must certify to OSHA (the Agency) that each cited violation has been abated, except as provided in paragraph (c)(2) of this section.  The employer did not provide certification of abatement for the citation issued on July 18, 2025 related to fall protection training, and improperly rigged safety lines as required.

Issued

2026-01-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2026-01-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer must submit to the Agency, along with the information on abatement certification required by paragraph (c)(3) of this section, documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  The employer did not provide abatement documentation for the citation issued on July 18, 2025 related to fall protection training, and improperly rigged safety lines as required.

Issued

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provision in paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.  Jorge Gomez Roofing does not require the use of fall protection during roofing operations. This violation was most recently observed on June 9, 2025, at a residential re-roofing project located at  4030 Towne Lakes Avenue Appleton, Wisconsin. Five employees were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 15 feet while staging roofing materials on a three-story apartment building having a 6-12 pitch roof without their harnesses being connected to safety lines anchored to the roof.  Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fall protection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complies with 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.

Issued

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall be rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m), nor contact any lower level.  On or about June 10, 2025, at a jobsite located at 4030 Towne Lakes Avenue Appleton, Wisconsin; the employer did not ensure the personal fall arrest systems were rigged so that the employees would not fall more than 6 feet in the event of an unexpected fall.  An employee was engaged in roofing activities on a three-story apartment building and was not protected from falling more than 6 feet when their personal fall arrest connector was not rigged such that the employee could not fall more than 6 feet.

Issued

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-08-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

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.  Jorge Gomez Roofing does not provide fall protection training to employees who are exposed to fall hazards greater than six feet while conducting roofing activities. This was most recently observed on June 9, 2025, at a residential worksite located at 4030 Towne Lakes Avenue Appleton, Wisconsin. Two employees, who were not provided with fall protection training by the employer, were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 15 feet while staging roofing materials on a three-story apartment building having a 6-12 pitch roof without fall protection.

Issued

2025-07-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1):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.  Jorge Gomez Roofing does not require ladders to be extended more than three feet above the upper landing or ladders be secured and grasping devices provided to assist employees in mounting or dismounting the ladder. This violation was most recently observed on June 9, 2025, at a residential re-roofing project located at 4030 Towne Lakes Avenue Appleton, Wisconsin. Five employees, performing roofing activities of an existing 3-story, 48-unit apartment complex, used a 32-foot aluminum extension ladder that was secured at its top to a rigid support but did not have a grasping device to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder and side rails that did not extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.