OSHA Inspection: PORTER ROOFING

Issued

2016-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4988.00 · Current $3492.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-sloped roofs with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8m) 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 systems and guardrail systems, warning line systems and safety net systems, or warning line systems and personal fall arrest systems, or warning line systems and safety monitoring systems:   At the jobsite located at 14801 W 151st Street:  An employee engaged in roofing activities on a flat roof was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 18 feet from the eave of the building to the concrete below. The employee was exposed in that a fall protection was not provided.