OSHA Inspection: ROOFING PROS

Issued

Jul 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1):   Each employee on a scaffold more than 10 feet above a lower level was not protected from falling to that lower level:  A) Exterior, On the scaffold: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet while working on a ladder jack scaffold that was not protected by a complete guardrail system or another means of fall protection in place, on or about July 13th,  2021.

Issued

Jul 15, 2021

Penalty

Initial $2,926 · Current $1,875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:   A) Exterior, Front of the house: An employee was exposed to fall hazards of approximately 16 feet while using an extension ladder that was not extended at least 3 feet over the landing that they were accessing, on or about July 13th, 2021.    NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case  file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement for this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.