OSHA Inspection: ROOFING SUPPLY OF COLORADO, INC.

Issued

May 6, 1999

Abate by

May 10, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment 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 from an elevation and/or
entanglement in an operating
conveyor belt:
a)Roofing Supply of Colorado, Inc., & 1213 Spring Creek Road, Dillon, CO:
On
or before 04-27-98 employees utilized the elevated mobile conveyor to gain
access to and
from rooftops, which they were stocking with shingles.  Personnel riding
the conveyor
is expressly prohibited by ASME B20.1-1996 Safety Standard for Conveyors
and
Related Equipment.  Condition exposes employees to the hazard of falling
from an
elevation and/or becoming entangled or entrapped in the operating conveyor
belt.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is
to utilize a portable ladder to access the rooftops.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (See
enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

May 3, 1999

Abate by

Jun 5, 1999

Issued

May 3, 1999

Abate by

Jun 5, 1999