OSHA Inspection: KALKREUTH ROOFING AND SHEET METAL

Issued

Mar 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3):     "Hoist areas." Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or moreto lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, areremoved to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over theedge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by apersonal fall arrest system.      a.     On the southwest side of the roof where the employer set up a material chute to dispose of the roofing materials, the employer did not install a guardrail system or a personal fall arrest system for the area where the employees were entering the chute area thereby exposing the employees to a 30 foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i):     When mechanical equipment is not being used, the warning line shall be erected not less than 6feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge.      a.     On the west side of the building where employees were working, the warning line was not erected six feet from the edge thereby exposing employees to a thirty foot fall hazard.

Issued

Mar 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(ii):     When mechanical equipment is being used, the warning line shall be erected not less than 6 feet(1.8 m) from the roof edge which is parallel to the direction of mechanical equipment operation, and not less than 10 feet (3.1 m) from the roof edgewhich is perpendicular to the direction of mechanical equipment operation.      a.     On the north end of the roof where a mechanical scaper was used to remove old roofing, the warning line was installed two feet from the edge of the roof thereby exposing employees to a 30 foot fall hazard..