OSHA Inspection: MERRITT ROOFING INC.

Issued

2014-02-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):   a. At the site, employees were exposed to a 9 foot fall,in that, employees did not wear fall protection while installing metal sheeting to a roof. On or about 01/28/14

Issued

2014-02-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $960.00 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:   a. At the site, employees working on a 30 foot high metal roof were not provided with training to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to minimize these hazards, on or about 01/28/14.