OSHA Inspection: AL/TEX HOMES, INC.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,780 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.  On or about July 01, 2013, employees engaged in roofing work on a low sloped roof were exposed to a fall of over 10 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

Aug 19, 2013

Abate by

Sep 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   On or about July 01, 2013, the employer did not ensure employees engaged in roofing activities were trained to recognize and avoid fall hazards and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize or avoid those hazards.