OSHA Inspection: WGB CO. DBA WEATHERCRAFT/OVERHEAD DOOR

Issued

2013-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1250.00 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.    Employees working on a roof were exposed to fall hazards of approximate 40 feet to the ground below. The employees were exposed in that a personnel fall arrest system or a safety monitor with a warning line system was not in place to keep them from falling.