OSHA Inspection: ON SHORE ROOFING SPECIALISTS, INC.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2956.00 · Current $1478.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:     On or about January 13, 2018, at the above addressed site, employees performing roof work were exposed to fall hazards prior to being provided with a training program that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with falls.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2956.00 · Current $1478.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:    On or about January 13, 2018, at the above addressed site, employees gaining access to a roof to perform roof work on a residential building were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 13 feet 10 inches when using a portable ladder set up in a location where it could be displaced that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2956.00 · Current $1478.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders as necessary, enabling each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:     On or about January 13, 2018, at the above addressed site, employees were using a portable ladder to gain access to and from a roof prior to being provided with a training program that would enable them to recognize the hazards associated with ladders.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-03-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $3738.00 Reduced

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):    On or about January 13, 2018, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to fall hazards from approximately 13 feet 10 inches to 20 feet 6 inches while not being protected from falling to the lower level.     On Shore Roofing Specialists, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13) which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1247063, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 15, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 4404 Commerce Avenue in Port Saint Lucie, Florida.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $1848.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer failed to report the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, within (24) twenty-four hours:    On or about January 17, 2018, at the above addressed worksite, the employer did not report an accident that resulted in a hospitalization of an employee that occurred on January 13, 2018.

Issued

2018-03-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  On or about November 16, 2017, at the above addressed jobsite, employees were using chemicals including but not limited to Titebond WeatherMaster Metal Roof Sealant while the employer did not maintain the safety data sheets for that products at the worksite.