OSHA Inspection: KGS CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $14,000 · Current $14,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    The employer did not ensure that  frequent and regular inspections were conducted in that employees were utilizing a conventional fall protection system and still exposed to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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.    Employees were engaged in a commercial asphalt shingle roofing operation and exposed to a 8 foot fall hazard while not utililzing an anchor point to secure/attach their lifelines to.