OSHA Inspection: OVERHEAD, INC.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snaphook connection was hooked directly to webbing, rope or wire rope while it was not of the locking type and designed for such use:    a)  Overhead, Inc. on or about September, 27, 2012, at the address of 1275 N. Main St. Bowling Green, OH: The employer failed to ensure snaphooks were attached to an appropriate connector when used as part of a personal fall arrests system. While employees worked from an elevated roof deck, lanyard snaphooks were attached behind knots placed in the ropes, creating a probability of failure with the employer provided personal fall protection system.

Issued

Oct 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest equipment was not rigged such that an employee can neither free fall more than 6 feet nor contact any lower level.     a)  Overhead, Inc. on or about September, 27, 2012, at the address of 1275 N. Main St. Bowling Green, OH: The employer failed to ensure personal fall arrests systems utilized by employees working from a roof deck were rigged and/or adjusted in a way that, in the event of a fall, would prevent workers from contacting the ground below. Anchoring points and rope grabs were not adjusted to protect employees from an approximate 12ft fall to the ground below while performing roofing work on the south and east roof line.