OSHA Inspection: JOHN A. WALKER ROOFING CO., INC.

Issued

2012-11-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-11-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2380.00 · Current $1428.00 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 (1.8 m) 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, 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, the use of a safety monitoring system alone:    a) at 1302 East 13th. Street, Deer Park, TX, San Jacinto Elementary, employees were exposed to fall hazards at a height of approximately 16 feet while installing the fascia on the edge of the roof.