OSHA Inspection: FORWARD ROOFING

Issued

2017-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the residential construction site located at 1406 NE 95th Street in Kansas City, Missouri:  Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to health hazards from dermal, ingestion, and inhalation exposure to hazardous chemicals.  The employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program to ensure that employees were aware of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals used at the site included but were not limited to gasoline.

Issued

2017-05-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1630.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemical(s) contained therein: (Construction Reference: 1926.59)  At the residential construction site located at 1406 NE 95th Street in Kansas City, Missouri:  Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to health hazards from dermal, ingestion, and inhalation exposure to hazardous chemicals.  The gasoline used to power the air compressor was stored in and dispensed from a 5 gallon container labeled as diesel fuel.

Issued

2017-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): 29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles:  At the residential construction site located at 1406 NE 95th Street in Kansas City, Missouri:  Employees engaged in roofing activities using a nail gun were exposed to struck-by hazards in that eye protection was not provided while nailing shingles.

Issued

2017-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3803.00 · Current $3803.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   At the residential construction site located at 1406 NE 95th Street in Kansas City, Missouri:  Employees engaged in residential roofing activities from a 6:12 pitch roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet from the eve of the residence to the ground below in that fall protection was not utilized.

Issued

2017-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $2716.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  At the residential construction site located at 1406 NE 95th Street in Kansas City, Missouri: Employees engaged in roofing activities were exposed to injury from an 18 foot fall hazard while accessing and exiting the roof.  The ladder that provided access to the roof on the front of the house did not extend 3 feet above the eave.