OSHA Inspection: INTERSTELLAR EXTERIORS LLC

Issued

Aug 30, 2022

Penalty

Initial $2,113 · Current $1,300 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 07/27/2022, at the former Roxy Music Store, located at 228 Main Street, in Batavia, New York, the employer did not enforce the use of fall protection  during a roof project - installing asphalt shingles.  The employer allowed employees to work on the roof surface 18 feet above lower levels.  NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED