OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE ROOFING LLC

Issued

2024-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $16131.00 · Current $12905.00 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) On or about 8/29/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, employees were exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 18 feet when conducting roofing work on a flat roof of a two-story house without fall protection.

Issued

2024-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6452.00 · Current $3277.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.503(c)(3)The employer did not retrain affected employees who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required.   a) On or about 8/29/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, the employer did not ensure that each employee exposed to an approximately 18- foot fall hazard was trained by a competent person.

Issued

2024-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 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:  a) On or about 8/29/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, employees used an aluminum ladder that only extended approximately 18 inches past the landing surface to access the 18-foot high roof, exposing employees to fall hazards.  b) On or about 8/31/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, employees used an aluminum extension ladder that only extended approximately 28 inches past the landing surface to access the 18-foot high roof, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

2024-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3227.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1926.1060(b) The employer did not provide retraining as necessary so that each employee exposed to fall hazards maintained the understanding and knowledge acquired through initial training.  a) On or about 8/29/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet, in that they did not have ladder safety training.

Issued

2024-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4610.00 · Current $3458.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1):The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident  a) On or about 8/29/2023, the death of an employee was not reported within 8 hours after the work-related incident to OSHA.

Issued

2024-02-06 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)  a) On or about 8/31/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, the employer did not maintain a safety data sheet for employees using OlyBond500 SpotShot Insulation Adhesive.

Issued

2024-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) On or about 8/31/2023, at 1674 S Park Ave, Titusville, FL, the employer did not ensure that employees were provided effective training before using the OlyBond500 SpotShot Insulation Adhesive.