OSHA Inspection: PETERSON ROOFING, INC.

Issued

Aug 2, 2012

Abate by

Aug 3, 2012

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $4,850 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) Employees were not protected from the hazard of falling approximately 30 feet from the edge of the roof deck while engaged in roofing activities without the benefit of fall protection or a combination of a warning line system and safety monitoring.    b) A warning line along the roof edge was not rigged and supported to prevent sagging below 34 inches where a section of warning line was sagged to the roof deck.     Peterson Roofing, Inc 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 312188659, citation 1, item 1, issued on July 30, 2008, and became final order on or about August 20, 2008.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.