OSHA Inspection: JACK WALTERS & SONS, CORP.

Issued

Apr 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $4,410 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.  (a) On or about March 11th, 2015, the employer did not ensure that fall protection was being used when conducting roofing work on a commercial building, exposing employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Apr 2, 2015

Abate by

Apr 28, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill:  (a) The employer did not ensure that employees performing roofing work had retained knowledge of the use of fall protection systems, exposing employees to fall hazards.