OSHA Inspection: SHEA ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2018-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3695.00 · Current $2400.00 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:    (a)  ROOFTOP, BUILDING 1 - Employee(s) were performing roofing operations, and the employee(s) was not protected by any means of fall protection, which thereby exposed employee(s) to fall hazards that ranged from approximately 11 to 26 feet, on or about July 12, 2018.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2018-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3696.00 · Current $2400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    (a)  ROOFTOP, BUILDING 1 - Employee(s) performing roofing operations utilized a horizontal lifeline and personal fall arrest harness for fall protection, and the anchor point was approximately 23 feet to the side of the work location, which thereby resulted in fall hazards associated with the pendulum effect, on or about July 12, 2018.    No abatement certification or documentation required.

Issued

2018-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7391.00 · Current $4800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(17): The attachment point of the body harness was not located in the center of the wearer's back near shoulder level, or above the wearer's head:    (a)  ROOFTOP, BUILDING 1 - Employee(s) were performing roofing operations, and the employee(s) had connected his fall protection system to a connection point on the front of his body near his hips, on or about July 12, 2018.    No abatement certification or documentation required.      Shea Enterprises, Inc., dba Shea Roofing was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1090769, citation number 1, item number 1c and was affirmed as a final order on August 3, 2016, with respect to a workplace located at 1701 N Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA 17042.