OSHA Inspection: PARSONS ROOFING

Issued

Mar 4, 2013

Abate by

Mar 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,930 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(1):  Employees were permitted to work in proximity to electric power circuits and were not protected against electric shock by de-energizing and grounding the circuits or effectively guarding the circuits by insulation or other means:      On or about January 11, 2013, employees were working on a roof near an eletrical line which was separated into three 480 volt conducters that went into the building. The total voltage on the overhead line was 1440 volts. The employees  tied cables to the electrical line to keep them out of the way, exposing employees to electrocution hazards.

Issued

Mar 4, 2013

Abate by

Mar 14, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3):   Before work began, the employer did not ascertain by inquiry, direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, was so located that the performance of the work could bring any person, tool, or machine into pysical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit:    On January 11, 2013, employees working on the roof of a commercial building were exposed to electrocution hazards. Overhead power lines were within 6 feet of the roof, and employees tied cables to the power line to keep them out of the way, exposing employees to electrocution hazards

Issued

Mar 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,960 · Current $0 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, or warning line system and personal fall arrest system, or warning line system and safety monitoring system.     On or about January 11, 2013, employees were working the low slope roof of a commercial building without any form of fall protection, exposing employees to fall hazards of up to 12 feet.