OSHA Inspection: DOUGLASS COLONY GROUP, INC.

Issued

2011-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4590.00 · Current $6885.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrail systems, warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system:     (a)Douglass Roofing @ 1900 Longs Peak Ave. Longmont, CO 80501: On and before May 24, 2011, the exposing employer did not ensure that employees involved in roofing activites on the Sunset Bath House, working on a 4 in 12 pitched roof, were protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems. The employees were wearing full body harnesses but were not able to utilize an active conventional fall protection system because the roof anchors had not been installed. The condition exposed employee to a 13' 5" fall hazard on the north side of the roof.

Issued

2011-11-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-12-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii):  Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that employees can neither free fall more than 6 feet, nor contact any lower level:    (a) Douglass Colony Group, Inc. @ 1900 Longs Peak Ave., Longmont, CO 80501:  On and before May 24, 2011, the exposing employer did not ensure that an employee, who was engaged in roofing operations on the roof of the Sunset Bath House, used a personal fall arrest system that limited fall distances to 6 feet, or which prevented contact with the lower level.  The employee was using a rope grab fall protection system and did not adjust the rope grab cam lock device on the rope to prevent a free fall of more than 6 feet or resulting in a pendulum effect,  if a fall event occurred. The condition resulted in an employee exposed to a free fall greater than 6 feet.