OSHA Inspection: OSCAR LUNA

Issued

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1603.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted:  On or about September 28, 2016, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of greater than 6 feet to the ground below, while repairing the roof and vents without the use of fall protection equipment.