OSHA Inspection: W & L INSULATION & ROOFING INC

Issued

Feb 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,452 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    a)  On or about 01-29-15, an employee was using an incorrectly installed personal fall arrest system which would have created a greater than six (6) ft. free fall.  The worker was using a 4 foot lanyard and a Type II retractable (SRL) between his body harness and anchor while working on the edge of a roof approximately 36 ft. above the lower level.

Issued

Feb 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,640 · Current $1,452 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:    a)  On or about 01-29-15, an employee was working on the edge of a roof approximately thirty-six (36) feet above the lower surface level using a personal fall arrest system with a body harness attachment point located below the center of the back.

Issued

Feb 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,760 · Current $968 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(2)(iii): The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the correct use and operation of personal fall arrest equipment.      a)  On or about 01-29-15, three employees were exposed to fall hazards without receiving adequate training on the use of personal fall arrest equipment.  One employee was not utilizing any fall protection equipment, one employee was wearing a body harness without attaching it to an anchored fall arrest system, and one employee had an incorrectly installed lifeline attached to an improperly donned body harness.

Issued

Feb 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  a)  Employer did not provide written certification of required fall protection safety training for employees working at heights greater than six (6) feet.  Two employees had been working on a roof approximately thirty-six (36) ft. above surface level prior to company protocol of providing initial Maximum Fall Protection Program safety training.

Issued

Feb 13, 2015

Abate by

Apr 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $15,400 · Current $8,470 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:    a)  On or about 01-29-15, two employees were working on the edge of a roof approximately thirty-six (36) feet above ground surface without utilizing fall protection equipment.    The W & L Insulation & Roofing, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 110201, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on 05-16-12, with respect to a workplace located at 635 Elmwood Avenue, Oshkosh, WI  54901.