OSHA Inspection: MANUEL CUEVAS ROOFING

Issued

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions andthe regulations applicable to his work 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 exposed to fall hazards while engaged in a roofing operation.

Issued

Apr 27, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     "Residential construction." Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet(1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system unless another provisionin paragraph (b) of this section provides for an alternative fall protection measure. Exception: When the employer can demonstrate that it isinfeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems, the employer shall develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets therequirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502.Note: There is a presumption that it is feasible and will not create a greater hazard to implement at least one of the above-listed fallprotection systems. Accordingly, the employer has the burden of establishing that it is appropriate to implement a fall protection plan which complieswith 1926.502(k) for a particular workplace situation, in lieu of implementing any of those systems.    Employees were engaged in a residential roofing operation on a condominium complex in Cincinnati, Ohio and exposed to a fall hazard in excess of 18 feet while not attaching their conventional fall protection system to a anchor system.