Blue's Roofing Co: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Jan 17, 2014: Worker's face is burned during roof waterproofing

At approximately 3:15 p.m. on January 17, 2014, Employee #1 and coworkers, emplo yed by a roofing contractor, were engaged in roofing work at a parking garage. T hey were applying hot rubber asphalt material to the roof for waterproofing seal ant. Employee #1 was assigned to carry buckets of the hot material from the kett le to the area where the product was being spread by coworkers. As he was walkin g with a bucket of the hot material, his foot became stuck and he fell, dropping the bucket. The hot material splashed up onto his face. Employee #1 was taken t o Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he was admitted and treated for facia l burns. He was discharged on January 20, 2014. This event was timely reported t o Cal/OSHA by the employer. During the subsequent investigation, it was establis hed that no fire or medical emergency responders were involved in this incident. Cal/OSHA found no applicable Title 8 violations relating to the event and there fore did not issue any serious, accident-related citations. The employer was cit ed for a Regulatory violation, T8 CCR 1509(a) Ref. 3203(b): Failure to ensure th at training records are maintained for all workers.

Incident on Nov 21, 2011: Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

At approximately 5:30 p.m. on November 21, 2011, Employee #1 was standing on an extension ladder, in a water tank, grinding a pipe with a handheld grinder. He f ell off the ladder and fractured his left leg. After being rescued from the conf ined space by the San Francisco Fire Department, Employee #1 was hospitalized at San Francisco General Hospital. There were no witnesses to the fall. The concre te surface under the ladder was wet with water from a leaking pipe.

Incident on May 27, 2003: Employee suffers burns while refueling machine

At approximately 12:00 p.m. on May 27, 2003, Employee #1 was working with anothe r employee waterproofing the exposed concrete surface of a patio. Employee #1 wa s refilling the gas tank of a portable pressure washer which had been in use, wh en some of the gas spilled on the hot exhaust pipe and ignited, seriously burnin g him. Employee #1's injuries required hospitalization for treatment and skin gr afts.