OSHA Inspection: CHASE ROOFING LLC

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.404(f)(6): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, or enclosures was not permanent and continuous:    a)     Chase Roofing LLC, Defense Logistics Agency Building SDA-204: On or about 08/06/2015, the path to ground on the 100 foot orange extension cord was not permanent and continuous in that the ground prong on the male attachment plug was missing thus exposing employees to a possible shock injury.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date.  The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not 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, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    a)    Chase Roofing LLC, Defense Logistics Agency Building SDA-204: On or about 08/06/2015, employees working on a flat roof approximately 20 feet wide were not provided with fall protection while disconnected from the horizontal lifeline, as a result an employee fell 15 feet to the ground.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(8): Horizontal lifelines were not designed, installed, and used under the supervision of a qualified person, as part of a complete personal fall arrest system, which maintained a safety factor of at least two:    a)    Chase Roofing LLC, Defense Logistics Agency, building SDA-204: On or about 08/06/2015, the employer did not utilize a qualified person to install the Guardian CB-12 Horizontal Lifeline and restraint system used by employees.      No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems were not inspected prior to each use for wear, damage, and other deterioration, and/or defective components were not removed from service:     a)    Chase Roofing, LLC, Defense Logistics Agency Building SDA-204: On or about 08/06/2015, the fall restraint systems were not inspected prior to use for defects in that the rope lines and rope grab devices were covered with black MATRIX 102 SBS membrane roof adhesive. Some area along the rope lines were bird caged, frayed and had broken stitching.     No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(ii): The employer did not assure that each employee, as necessary, had been trained by a competent person in the correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling and inspecting the fall protection systems that were used:     a)    Chase Roofing LLC, Defense Logistics Agency Building SDA-204: On or about 08/06/2015, employees were not trained by a Competent Person in the proper procedures of erecting and inspecting the CB-12 Guardian horizontal lifeline and fall restraint systems.     Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2016-01-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer shall verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written certification record. The written certification record shall contain the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer. If the employer relies on training conducted by another employer or completed prior to the effective date of this section, the certification record shall indicate the date the employer determined the prior training was adequate rather than the date of actual training.    a)    Chase Roofing LLC, Defense Logistics Agency Building SDA-204: On or about 08/06/2015, the employer relied on training conducted by another employer and did not indicate on the certification record the date the fall protection training was adequate.       Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.