OSHA Inspection: JERRY WILSON'S ROOFING COMPANY

Issued

Feb 6, 2020

Abate by

Mar 25, 2020

Penalty

Initial $10,390 · Current $10,390

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13): Each employee engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m)  or more above lower levels was not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, or an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b), nor did the employer demonstrate that it is infeasible or creates a greater hazard to use these systems and develop and implement a fall protection plan which meets the requirements of paragraph (k) of section 1926.502:   a. The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on December 18, 2019, when three employees are working on a residential one story, 7:12 pitch roof at 1200 Buena Vista Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL 32401 without fall protection and are exposed to falls of approximately 12-feet to the ground below.  b. The employer fails to assure effective protection against falls as required by the standard, as demonstrated on December 18, 2019, when one employee is working on a residential one story, 4:12 pitch garage roof at 1200 Buena Vista Blvd, Panama City Beach, FL 32401 without fall protection and are exposed to falls of approximately 8-feet to the ground below.  Jerry Wilson's Roofing Company was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 146864, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on September 17, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 600 MLK Blvd, Panama City, FL 32405.