OSHA Inspection: STAR ROOFING AND CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1603.00 Reduced

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) On or about August 16, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 19 feet while performing roofing work without fall protection from a 4/12 pitched roof surface.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2016-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1283.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where (a) portable ladder(s) was/were used for access to an upper level landing surface and the ladder's length did not allow the ladder side rails to extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed, the ladder was not secured at its top to a rigid support that will not deflect, and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder:   a) On or about August 16, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 9 feet where a portable extension ladder did not extend above the landing surface a roof deck and/or a grasping device was not provided to assist employees in mounting and dismounting the ladder.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).