OSHA Inspection: THERMA SEAL ROOF SYSTEMS LLC

Issued

Jul 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 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 June 24, 2014, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when performing roof work on a low-slope roof with unprotected edges approximately 10 feet 6 inches in height while not being protected from falling to the lower level.

Issued

Jul 17, 2014

Abate by

Jul 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(8): Ladders placed in a location where they could be displaced by workplace activities or traffic, such as in passageways, doorways, or driveways, were not secured to prevent accidental displacement, nor was a barricade used to keep the activities or traffic away from the ladder:   On or about June 24, 2014, at the above addressed site, employees were exposed to a fall hazard when gaining access to and from a roof using a portable ladder that was not secured to prevent accidental displacement.