OSHA Inspection: NORTHERN OHIO WEATHERPROOFING, LLC

Issued

Dec 15, 2022

Penalty

Initial $6,216 · Current $6,216

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 November 16, 2022, during construction activities including but not limited to a re-roofing project on the roof of a commercial building located at 1335 South Chillicothe Road, Aurora, OH 44202, the employer did not ensure employees working from a low-sloped roof were protected from a fall of approximately 25 feet by the use of a guardrail system, safety net system, personal fall arrest system and/or combination warning line system and safety monitoring system.    Northern Ohio Weatherproofing, 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 1388195, citation number 01, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on 05/28/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 30691 Detroit Road, Westlake, OH 44145.