OSHA Inspection: CARLOS IGLESIAS

Issued

2017-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2078.00 · Current $1247.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.   On the east side of the building, employees who worked on a 4:12 pitch roof without fall protection were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 25 feet while engaged in metal roofing activities.

Issued

2017-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $233.00 · Current $140.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c): When the employer has reason to believe that any affected employee who has already been trained does not have the understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section, the employer is to retrain each such employee such as inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding of skill.   On the east side of the building, employees who worked on a 4:12 pitch roof without fall protection were not effectively trained on fall protection.