OSHA Inspection: GTO EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

2020-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-09-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2024.00 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.  (a) On or about July 29, 2020, employees conducting roofing work (tear-off activities) on a low slope roof were not protected from falling to the lower level. This exposed employees to a fall hazard of approximately 23 feet.

Issued

2020-08-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2024.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  (a) On or about July 29, 2020, the employer did not ensure that employees who were exposed to potential fall hazards were trained to recognize and minimize fall hazards associated with their specific work activities.