OSHA Inspection: KING OF TEXAS ROOFING CO.

Issued

Oct 19, 2000

Abate by

Oct 24, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of falling off a the bed of a moving truck:
Employees working to remove scrap roofing materials from the roof of
building to a scrap
dumpster were subject to the hazard of "falling from an elevated
position", "falling from a
moving vehicle", and/or being "struck by" when they fell from a moving
vehicle.
The employer failed to ensure that employees utilize appropriate and
available means for
transporting passengers.
The potential for "falling from an elevated position" and "falling from a
moving vehicle" was
demonstrated by the following instance:
On or about July 24th, 2000, an employee fell from a moving stake bed
truck where he
was riding on the top of a load of roofing scrap.
Among other methods, recognized means of abatement include, but are not
limited to:
a)  Extend the company's existing (written) rule of not riding in the open
bed of a pickup unless
sitting on the floor to include "any vehicle under any load or non-load
conditions".
b)  Emphasize and enforce the disciplinary consequences of failing to
comply with the company
safety program.
c)  Establish and instruct employees on a chain of command to be
automatically in effect in the
event of the unexpected or planned absence of an authority figure from the
work area, and stress
the continum of the disciplinary action consequences for the next in
command.

Issued

Oct 19, 2000

Abate by

Oct 24, 2000