OSHA Inspection: LAKESHORE ROOFING LTD.

Issued

Sep 15, 2011

Penalty

Initial $19,250 · Current $7,700 Reduced

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 fuardrail system, warning line system and safety net system, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.    On or about 8/18/2011, during construction activities including but not limited to roofing activities, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from fall hazards by ensuring a fall protection system/device was being used.    LAKESHORE ROOFING AND SHEET METAL LTD. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.501 (B)(10), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 311380877, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 23, 2007, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 6111 PARKLAND BLVD, MAYFIELD HTS, 44124.