OSHA Inspection: TEXAS STAR ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     On the roof of a residential apartment, North side, on or about October 1, 2015, employees without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet to the paved ground below, while scraping gravel off a flat roof.

Issued

Oct 19, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:    On the roof of a residential apartment building, North side, on or about October 1, 2015, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 15 feet to the paved ground below, while not being adequately trained on the procedures to recognize fall hazards.