OSHA Inspection: LOMELI ROOFING

Issued

2012-04-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 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 guardrail 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:      a) On or about April 25, 2012, and at times prior, employees were exposed to falls in excess of 6 feet while re-roofing a commercial building roof. The employer was using a parapet wall 24 inches high as fall protection.    Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").