OSHA Inspection: SOLOMON ZUNIGA, LLC.

Issued

Jun 18, 2020

Penalty

Initial $4,049 · Current $2,025 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 June 8, 2020, located at 1220 County Line Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were dumping building materials from the roof of a commercial building without any means of fall protection, thereby exposing the employees to a fall hazard of approximately 23 feet.  b. On or about June 8, 2020, located at 1220 County Line Road in Westerville, Ohio, employees were performing commercial roofing work. An employee was working from the building's parapet without any means of fall protection exposing the employee to a fall of approximately 26 feet.