OSHA Inspection: WCA ROOFING INC.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

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 6/11/12, On the roof:  Employees performing roofing work on a low sloped roof, were not provided with adequate fall protection where there was no warning line in place.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1): Warning lines were not erected around all sides of the roof work area:    a) On or about 6/11/12, On the roof:  Warning lines were not erected or maintained in all areas where employees  were performing roofing work on a low sloped roof.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(iii): The safety monitor was not within visual sighting distance of the employees being monitored:      a) On or about 6/11/12, On the roof:  Employees performing roofing work on a low sloped roof, were not provided with a safety monitor that was within view at all times.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(h)(1)(iv): The safety monitor was not close enough to communicate orally with the employee:    a) On or about 6/11/12, On the roof:  Employees performing roofing work on a low sloped roof, were not provided with a safety monitor that was close enough to communicate orally at all times.

Issued

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-07-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii):  Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a) On or about 6/11/12, On the roof:  An employee utilizing a personal fall arrest system while on a low sloped roof was exposed to more than a six foot fall due to the configuration of the lifeline.