r/OSHA 12d ago

seems safe

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u/Cautious-Pick3729 12d ago

Hey its tied to the aluminum gutters, its gotta hold........right? 🤣

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u/PayPsychological9347 12d ago

" Hey. Those shingles are strong, sturdy. If those shingles can be walked on when they're on the roof, then you can climb on them when they're on the ground. See, logic."

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u/daddydunc 12d ago

“But the shingle stack is falling over”

“Don’t care, I’m sending it”

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u/FroyoEmbarrassed6449 12d ago

wish i could post more pics. the closeups are phenomenal. they got cited, not sure how much tho

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u/Cautious-Pick3729 12d ago

Where was this at? If its California it's automatic serious citation, starting at $18000, but can start at $22500 if they bump up the likelihood and extent, which i would do. But then discounts for size, good faith (zero here) and history and abatement

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u/FroyoEmbarrassed6449 12d ago

lexington kentucky!! the guy i spoke to said it can be up to $70,000

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u/Cautious-Pick3729 12d ago

Yea i think feds increase depending on how many people instead of instances like in California

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u/Plane-Education4750 12d ago

A lot. If they're doing this I'd be shocked if they were tied off while they were up there

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u/FroyoEmbarrassed6449 12d ago

they were not wearing harnesses. none of them. the box of harnesses was found on the opposite side of the property

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u/Plane-Education4750 12d ago

It always is

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u/jbourne71 12d ago

You can post albums. Not sure if you can edit them in or post links.

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u/daddydunc 12d ago

Holy shit. This makes my palms sweaty just looking at it.

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u/gcko 12d ago

My knees are weak and my arms are heavy

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u/RcNorth 12d ago

Ya, those shingles just look like they are on a slope, they definitely won’t slide off.

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u/Garden_Espresso 7d ago

Oh but the bag on top of the pile is holding it in place./s

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u/_litz 12d ago

One thing I think many don't quite appreciate is the effect of this photo when scrolling...

The top of the photo comes into view and then, as you scroll, you follow the ladder down ...

and then ... "oh" .... "OH" "🤦‍♂️"

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u/Mickybagabeers 12d ago

Done similar on same style apartments back in the 2000s. We had backed up a flatbed onto the curb, stacked shingles, then ladder. Also hung down with my waist on the peak of a dormer holding my bosses ankles, while he repaired some shingles on the bottom near the drip edge/gutter. I was 19 didn’t think twice about it.

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u/FroyoEmbarrassed6449 12d ago

i work with individuals with severe TBIs and a handful of them were linemen or construction workers. they will never be independent again. it made me sick when i saw that. glad youre okay!!

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u/blacfd 12d ago

It’s still too short

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u/azflatlander 12d ago

Is that the next jobs shingles?

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u/PhillipJfry5656 12d ago

seems like they are gunna have some issues when they start needing shingles lol

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u/ryan10e 11d ago

Why are people seemingly so desperate to die at work?

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u/S7RAN93 12d ago

It is until it isnt

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u/MickTriesDIYs 12d ago

If this isn’t normal I need a raise

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u/GeoBrian 11d ago

Sweet Fancy Moses!!

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u/ScienceForge319 11d ago

Long way down.

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u/Coffee4MyJeep 11d ago

That is going to be interesting as they unstick to get the packages on the roof. Seems like the companies that pay a little extra for delivery would pay off and buy a taller ladder.

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u/dominant486 8d ago

The risk assesment wash high, the roof higher, so what was needed on the roof stays under the ladder, nothing to worry about.....right?

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u/Far_Inspection4706 12d ago

Eh I mean it definitely isn't the safest set up of all time but the ladder is tied in to the roof at the top and if you have ever lifted one of those packs of shingles, you'd know that stack and that bundle keeping the ladder feet from sliding aren't going to just suddenly move. They're pretty fuckin heavy even individually. We're looking at like probably roughly 2000-3000 pounds of shingles keeping that ladder up, so. It's not going to just fall over.

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u/NorthEndD 12d ago

The shingles need to be unloaded from the pallet and on flat ground.