OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN EAGLE ROOFING SERVICES, INC

Issued

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 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:    On or about September 26, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees did not wear and were not provided with hard hats when cleaning up ground surface below roof construction activity.

Issued

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about September 26, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, the employer permitted employees to work on a roof that exceeded 6 feet without using a fall arrest system or guardrails.

Issued

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:    On or about September 26, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an extension ladder which did not extend three feet above the landing.

Issued

2015-03-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(16): Portable ladders with structural defects, such as, but not limited to, broken or missing rungs, cleats, or steps, broken or split rails, corroded components, or other faulty or defective components, were not either immediately marked in a manner that readily identifies them as defective, or tagged with "Do Not Use" or similar language, and were not withdrawn from service until repaired:    On or about September 26, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while using an extension ladder which had missing rung.