OSHA Inspection: ROOFER'S EDGE INC

Issued

Sep 23, 2019

Abate by

Oct 10, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,669 · Current $11,669

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) Roof - Employees setting up and working on the roof were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately twenty-five (25) feet above the lower level without the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, on or about August 15th, 2017.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.    Roofer's Edge Inc. was previously cited for a violation of 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1338237, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 02/25/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 100 Steelstown Road, Newville, PA 17241.