OSHA Inspection: SEAL TIGHT EXTERIORS, INC.

Issued

Feb 15, 2019

Abate by

Feb 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,546 · Current $2,730 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:        a) Front Edge of Roof Deck - On or about November 14, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 12 feet from the front edge of the roof deck while engaged in roofing activities without the use of fall protection or a safety monitor.     b) Rear Edge of Roof Deck - On or about November 14, 2019, employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 8 feet from the rear edge of the roof deck while engaged in roofing activities without the use of fall protection or a safety monitor.       In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).