OSHA Inspection: MGCJ CONTRACTORS LLC

Issued

2017-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2716.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1): Warning lines were not erected around all sides of the roof work area:        a) On or about 04/26/17, on roof of the Home Depot Store,  4405 Milestrip Rd., Blasdell, NY:  Employees  were installing a TPO Rubber Roofing System  on the roof of the store. The roof was flat and the employer chose to use a combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system in accordance with OSHA Construction Standard 1926.501(b)(10).  In the northwest corner of the roof, the warning line had been taken down and employees were exposed to falls of over 20 ft.  In other areas of the roof, the warning system was in place, but there were deficiencies  in the set-up of the warning line, such as not being flagged every 6 feet in some areas, being  less than 6 ft. from the edge in other areas, and the height of the warning line was greater than  39 in. above the roof  in places.      NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED