OSHA Inspection: LOCKE'S ROOFING AND SIDING, INC.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9959.00 · Current $8000.00 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:    On or about May 11, 2018, employees were exposed to falls greater than 9 feet without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Galesburg, Illinois.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  On or about May 11, 2018, employees were exposed to falls between 6 feet and greater than 20 feet without fall protection, on a commercial construction site in Galesburg, Illinois.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5691.00 · Current $4000.00 Reduced

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:          On or about May 11, 2018, employees were exposed to falls of just over 6 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via ladders that did not extend at least 3 ft. above the upper landing surface of the roof, on a commercial construction site in Galesburg, Illinois.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4): Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:  On or about May 11, 2018, employees were exposed to falls of just over 6 feet, while accessing and exiting the roof via stepladders that were not used for the purpose and in the manner they were designed.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8536.00 · Current $6000.00 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 May 11, 2018, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards on the head without head protection, while working under employees at higher work levels, on a commercial construction site in Galesburg, Illinois.       Locke's Roofing and Siding, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1926.100(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number: 1230157, citation number 1, item number 1a and was affirmed as a final order on June 27, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 862 E. 4th Street, Galesburg, IL 61401.

Issued

2018-08-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-08-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14228.00 · Current $7000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    On or about May 11, 2018, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards in the eyes from the use of pneumatic guns without eye protection, on a commercial construction site in Galesburg, Illinois.       Locke's Roofing and Siding, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard, 1926.102(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number: 1230157, citation number 1, item number 1b and was affirmed as a final order on June 27, 2017, with respect to a workplace located at 862 E. 4th Street, Galesburg, IL 61401.