OSHA Inspection: EWR INC.

Issued

2015-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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) 1940 Rt 22, Brewster, NY- On or about September 16, 2015, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 25 feet while installing roofing materials at the edge of the building without fall protection systems or monitor system.