OSHA Inspection: THIRD SUN SOLAR

Issued

2019-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5635.00 · Current $3945.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): "Roofing work on Low-slope roofs." Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be 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 (see Appendix A to subpart M of this part), the use of a safety monitoring system alone [i.e. without the warning line system] is permitted.  a. On or about May 29, 2019, located at the John McIntire Library in Zanesville, Ohio, employees were installing solar panel brackets on a 4/12 pitch roof without fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet.