OSHA Inspection: GRIDIRON GUYS LLC

Issued

2014-10-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $2000.00 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.    On or about August 19, 2014, during the installation of roofing material on a low slope or flat roof the employer did not ensure employees were protected from a fall of approximately 28 feet by utilizing a guardrail system, fall protection system and/or safety monitor system.        GRIDIRON GUYS, LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, 29 CFR 1926.501(B)(10), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 910213 , CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 001, AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2013 WITH RESPECT TO A WORK PLACE LOCATED AT 3644 ROCKY RIVER DRIVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO.