OSHA Inspection: CATASTROPHE ROOFING

Issued

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1700.00

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 or more above lower levels and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net s(a);    On or about 12/28/12 an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working on a low slope roof with an approximate pitch of 4:12, and an approximate height of 25 feet. The employee was replacing the shingles on the roof; he walked from a lower part of the roof that had a calculated pitch of about 3:12 to the higher side of the roof with a pitch of about 4:12 without any fall protection.    No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.