OSHA has inspected White Roofing 2 times in California since 1999.
The latest one began on Aug 3, 2016 on a referral, in Orland.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $690 and still stand at $690.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,078, and White Roofing averages $430 (1 cited inspection).
Incident on Nov 12, 1998: Employee injured when fell off a roof
Employee #1 worked for a small roofing contractor as a laborer, doing cleanup on the job site. Employee #1 was not assigned to be on the roof. He was to stay on the ground and clean up as material accumulated. The owner and two coworkers we re on the ground, discussing the job, when they noticed Employee #1 on the edge of the roof attempting to pull a bundle of shingles up to the roof with a rope. When he realized that he could not get the shingles over the edge of the eave, h e started to lower the bundle to the ground. Employee #1 stated that as he was l owering the bundle, the rope tangled on his glove and pulled him over the edge a nd he fell to the ground. He sustained fractures to his ribs and vertebrae. He w as hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1509 C |
Other-than-serious | $85 | $85 | Apr 23, 1999 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1730 B01 |
Other-than-serious | $175 | $175 | Apr 23, 1999 | Closed |
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.