OSHA Inspection: EDWARD UHL

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

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:    Northeast side of the commercial building: On or about June 24, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet, while removing gravel from the roof of a commercial building without the use of fall protection equipment.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:   Northeast side of the commercial building: On or about June 24, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet, while removing gravel from the roof of a commercial building without being trained on fall hazard recognition.

Issued

2016-07-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1600.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    Northwest side of the commercial building: On or about June 24, 2016, and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet, while using a 21 foot extension ladder to access the building roof to remove roofing gravel from the building.