OSHA Inspection: LINDHOLM ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5390.00 · Current $2695.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(v): The safety monitor shall not have other responsibilities which could take the monitor's attention from the monitoring function.    a. On or about October 26, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, employees conducting roofing operations were exposed to fall hazards of nineteen (19') feet six (6") inches, due to the safety monitor having other responsibilities, such as but not limited to, roofing operations.

Issued

2012-11-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6160.00 · Current $3080.00 Reduced

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 grab rail, 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 October 26, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, the portable ladder used to access the roof did not extend at least three (3') feet above the upper landing surface, thereby exposing employees to the hazards associated with falls.    THE LINDHOLM ROOFING, INC., WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 29 CFR 1926.1053(B)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 190481 CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON MARCH 15, 2012, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1100 FAIR OAKS AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60302.