OSHA Inspection: BUXTON ROOFING LLC

Issued

Aug 19, 2020

Penalty

Initial $10,795 · Current $5,400 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.     On or about July 13, 2020, during the installation of roofing material at a job site located at 515 Whipple Ave NW, Canton, Ohio 44708; the employer did not ensure employees working on the roof of an existing commercial structure were protected from a fall of approximately 17.5 feet by utilizing a fall protection system.     The Buxton Roofing LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard (1926.501(b)(10) Duty to have fall protection), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1127198, citation number 01, item number 02 and was affirmed as a final order on 4/6/2016, with respect to a workplace located at 3461 Hudson Drive, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221.