OSHA Inspection: INDEPENDENT ROOFING SPECIALISTS, LLC

Issued

Jul 25, 2012

Abate by

Feb 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 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:      a)     On or about May 23, 2012, the controlling employer, Independent Roofing Specialists, LLC did not ensure employees of Gonzalez Roofing, a subcontracted company, were protected from fall hazards in excess of 16 feet while engaged in re-roofing operations on a low-sloped roof.          INDEPENDENT ROOFING SPECIALISTS, LLC 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 311907778, CITATION 1, ITEM 2, ISSUED ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO THE WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 16001 E. 40th CIRCLE, AURORA, CO 80011.  THIS CITATION BECAME FINAL ORDER ON OCTOBER 7, 2008.