OSHA Inspection: TRAMA ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers:  a) Jobsite located at 4238 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.: The employer did not initiate a program to conduct frequent and regular inspections of the jobsite, to identify hazards and/or stop the work in the event workers were placed in a hazardous condition. As such, the workers were exposed to fall hazards while conducting framing activities.  Observed on or about August 25, 2022.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):  a) Jobsite located at 4238 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while materials were disposed approximately 30-40 feet from a residential roof onto the ground level without using safe means such as a chute.  Condition was observed on or about August 25, 2022.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3282.00 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):   a) Jobsite located at 4238 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.: The employer did not ensure that employees conducting roofing operations from the roof of a residential building, approximately 30-40 feet from the ground level, were protected from fall hazards by the use of a fall protection system.  Condition was observed on or about August 25, 2022.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-04-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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.  a) Jobsite located at 4238 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.: The employer did not provide a training program for each employee conducting residential roofing activities in the recognition and avoidance of fall hazards. Employees were working along the unprotected sides and edges of the roof and exposed to falls of approximately 30-40 feet.  Condition was observed on or about August 25, 2022.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4688.00 · Current $3282.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(6):Unsecured ladder(s) were used on surfaces that were not stable and level:  a) Jobsite located at 4238 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.: The employer did not ensure that the Louisville ladder utilized at the jobsite was on a stable surface, thus exposing employees of falls greater than 30 feet.  Condition observed on or about August 25, 2022.

Issued

2023-02-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(22):Employees  using ladders were carrying objects or loads that could cause the employee to lose balance and fall:  a) Jobsite located at 4238 Parkside Avenue, Philadelphia, PA.: An employee was carrying tools and materials up a ladder approx. 30 feet from the ground exposing them to fall hazards.   Condition observed on or about August 25, 2022.