OSHA Inspection: THE ROOFING GUYS INC.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-23

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(1):The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part such as a safety and health program with policy, hazard assessment and work rules was not developed and/or implemented at the job site.  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not initiate and maintain an accident prevention program to eliminate hazards associated with falls, equipment use, ladders, power lines and power tools at the jobsite.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-23

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2):The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not perform frequent and regular job site inspections by a competent person to identify hazards associated with falls, equipment use, ladders, power lines and power tools at the jobsite.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-23

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not provide training to employees in recognizing and avoiding unsafe conditions where employees were exposed to falls from improper equipment use, injuries from overhead hazards without proper PPE, eye injury hazards without proper PPE and electrical hazards.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-23

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not ensure that employees exposed to fall hazards while installing shingles on a residential building were trained in the use, operation, inspection and maintenance of their personal fall arrest systems.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-23

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:   Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not provide training for employees to recognize the hazards associated with ladders.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-14

Penalty

Initial $1702 · Current $851 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:  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, employees working on the ground was not protected from head injuries by use of a protective helmet where there was a hazard of falling objects and debris from roofing activities above.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-14

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-14

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels was not protected by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, or an alternative fall protection measure that meets a provision described in paragraph (b) of this section.  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, employees installing shingles on a residential home and garage were not protected from falls of approximately 10 feet.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-14

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 April 1, 2026, the side rails on the extension ladder set up to access the porch roof did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-14

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.552(a)(1): The employer did not comply with manufacturer's specifications and limitations applicable to the operation of all hoists and elevators.  Jobsite - On or about April 1, 2026, the employer did not ensure employees were following the manufacturer's specifications and limitations while using a RGC material hoist by allowing the employees to use the hoist as a ladder to access the roof, in disregard of the manufacturer's instruction to not do so. Additionally, the employer did not ensure that the track was assembled according to manufacturer's instructions for the number of bolts to secure the splice plates, where there was bolts missing on the splice plates of both track extensions installed on the hoist.

Issued

2026-04-08

Abate by

2026-04-14

Penalty

Initial $2838 · Current $1419 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.416(a)(1): The employer permitted an employee to work in such proximity to any part of an electric power circuit that the employee could contact the electric power circuit in the course of work, where the employee was not protected against electric shock by deenergizing the circuit and grounding it or by guarding it effectively by insulation or other means:  a. On or about April 1, 2026, an employee was performing roofing work next to the secondary lines powering the residence where the electrical power line was not de-energized or adequately guarded by insulation.