OSHA Inspection: M.W. POWELL COMPANY

Issued

Aug 1, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,160 · Current $3,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.    a. On or about July 20, 2012, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee conducting flat roofing operations approximately fifteen (15) feet six (6) inches above the ground, was not protected from falling, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.    THE M.W. POWELLCOMPANY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD 1926.501(b)(10), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 313939043, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON DECEMBER 29, 2010 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 1805 S. LOOMIS STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS  60616.