OSHA Inspection: CHARLES GLUTH AND SON ROOFERS, INC

Issued

2012-08-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-08-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(3): "Hoist areas." Each employee in a hoist area shall be protected from falling 6 feet (1.8 m) or more to lower levels by guardrail systems or personal fall arrest systems. If guardrail systems, [or chain, gate, or guardrail] or portions thereof, are removed to facilitate the hoisting operation (e.g., during landing of materials), and an employee must lean through the access opening or out over the edge of the access opening (to receive or guide equipment and materials, for example), that employee shall be protected from fall hazards by a personal fall arrest system.    a.  On or about August 8, 2012 - at the above addressed jobsite, employees in the hoist area were exposed to falls of more than twenty five (25) feet, created by the presence of unprotected sides, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards associated with falls.