OSHA Inspection: ARCO CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Sep 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): An enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, was not used where materials were dropped more than 20 feet to points lying outside the exterior walls of the building(s):   a) Parking Lot Area/Building Roof:  An  enclosed chute was not used while throwing roofing debris approximately 26 feet from edge of a building, on or about 7/22/2015.

Issued

Sep 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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. Parking Lot Area/Building Roof:  Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 26 feet while throwing roofing debris from a dump tray at the roof edge engaged without a fall protection system, on or about 7/22/2015.  b. Van Avenue/Building Roof: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 26 feet while performing roofing work at the roof edge without a fall protection system, on or about 7/22/2015.