OSHA Inspection: JOHNSTON CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.

Issued

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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 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.  Or, on roofs 50-feet (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system.  (a) On or about 04/10/13, employees removing shingles from the roof of a garage at Champion Walk of Bradenton LLC 4148 53th Ave. West in Bradenton, FL were observed not using fall protective devices and exposed to a fall hazard that ranged from 8 to 13 feet above the ground.