OSHA Inspection: THE ROOFING COMPANY OF BURLINGTON, INC.

Issued

2014-07-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2640.00 · Current $1584.00 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) Employees conducting roofing activities on a roof with a 8:12 pitch were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 7.8 feet.      The Roofing Company of Burlington, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 313524506, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on January 7, 2010, with respect to a workplace located at 232 Perkins Blvd., Burlington WI 53105.