OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR METAL PRODUCTS LLC

Issued

2020-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $1735.00 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.   At a commercial site, an employee who was performing roofing activities was not utilizing fall protection.  The employee was exposed to an unprotected fall hazard at a height of over 28 feet to the ground below.

Issued

2020-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): 29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3): When inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill, the employer shall retrain the affected employee.   At a commercial jobsite, an employee who was performing roofing activities was not utilizing fall protection and did not indicate he had the knowledge or skills related to utilizing fall protection.  The employee was exposed to a fall hazard at a height of over 28 feet to the ground below.