OSHA Inspection: TIDWELL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $28000.00 · Current $14000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) 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:    On or about May 19, 2015, employees were engaged in roofing activities on the low-slope roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels, and they were not protected from falling to the lower level.

Issued

2015-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(2)(iii): After being erected, with the rope, wire, or chain attached, stanchions shall be capable of resisting, without tipping over, a force of at least 16 pounds (71 N) applied horizontally against the stanchion, 30 inches (.8 m) above the walking/working surface, perpendicular to the warning line, and in the direction of the floor, roof, or platform edge:    On or about May 19, 2015, warning lines erected at the worksite were not capable of supporting, without tipping over, a force of at least 16 pounds (71 N) applied horizontally against the stanchion.