OSHA Inspection: PACHECO ROOFING INC.

Issued

2017-03-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b):     (a) Pacheco Roofing, Inc. at 456 Fly Line Drive, Silverthorne, CO 80498: On or before March 14, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure that an employee was protected from injury, in that an employee installing shingles on the roof of a two-story residential home, with roof pitches as steep as 6-in-12, was not utilizing a fall protection system.  This condition exposed the employee to fall hazards ranging from approximately 21 to 28 feet.

Issued

2017-03-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):  The employer did not provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards:    (a)   Pacheco Roofing, Inc. at 456 Fly Line Drive, Silverthorne, CO 80498:  On or before March 14, 2017, the exposing employer did not ensure that an employee was protected from injury, in that an employee installing shingles on the roof of a two-story residential home, with roof pitches as steep as 6-in-12, was not utilizing a fall protection system.  This condition exposed the employee to fall hazards ranging from approximately 21 to 28 feet.    Abatement Note:  As of January 1, 1998, Subpart M of the 29 CFR 1926 part 1926.502(d) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).    Abatement Note: The employer shall assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person qualified in the following areas:    a) The nature of fall hazards in the work area; b) The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, disassembling, and inspecting the fall protection systems to be used; c) The use and operation of guardrail systems, personal fall arrest systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used;  d) The role of each employee in the safety monitoring system when this system is used; e) The limitations on the use of mechanical equipment during the performance of roofing work on low-sloped roofs; f)  The correct procedures for the handling and storage of equipment and materials and the erection of overhead protection; and g)  The role of employees in fall protection plans; h)  The standards contained in this subpart.