OSHA Inspection: KING-LAR ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Sep 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): \r\n\r\nEmployees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from fallingor flying objects, shall be protected by protective helmets.\r\n\r\nKing-Lar Roofing, Inc. had an employee exposed to struck by hazards in the head while working without head protection under an employee at a higher work level, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.   \r\n\r\n

Issued

Sep 19, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):     "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section,each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall beprotected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or a combination of warning line system and guardrailsystem, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safetymonitoring system. Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring systemalone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    King-Lar Roofing, Inc. had an employee exposed to 10 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, while performing roofing work, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.

Issued

Sep 19, 2011

Abate by

Sep 20, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): \r\n\r\nThe employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fallhazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed inorder to minimize these hazards.\r\n\r\nKing-Lar Roofing, Inc. had an employee exposed to 10 ft. fall hazards without fall protection, while performing roofing work, on a construction site in Champaign, Illinois.   The employer did not provide construction safety training to employees, in order to provide them with the knowledge necessary to recognize the hazards of falling and the safety requirements associated with fall protection, as well as the proper work procedures to follow, in order to minimize and eliminate the fall hazards.