OSHA Inspection: OPTION IMPROVEMENT, LLC

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1901.00 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.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were working on the commercial flat roof were protected from fall hazards above 6 feet by the use of guardrails, safety nets, personal fall arrest systems or a monitoring system.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-26 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 potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that the employees who were required to work on the roof at a height above 6 feet were trained in fall hazards and the procedures to be followed to minimize such hazards.

Issued

2017-05-02 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-05-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1630.00 · Current $1141.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1051(a): Stairway(s) or ladder(s) were not provided at all personnel points of access where there was a break in elevation of 19 inches (48 cm) or more, or no ramp, runway, sloped embankment, or personnel hoist was provided.  Worksite: The employer did not ensure that employees were provided with a stairway or ladder at each roof location where the break in elevation exceeded 19 inches.