OSHA Inspection: BROTHERS PRO ROOFING LLC

Issued

2023-08-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $6250.00

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)  Jobsite:  On or about July 19, 2023, employees were not protected from falling to the ground while they were replacing asphalt shingles on a commercial building.  In addition, there were no safety monitors.  The pitch of the roof was 3 in 12 and the ground to eave height was approximately 15 feet.  An employee would either fall onto asphalt or concrete.

Issued

2023-08-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(c):  The employer did not retrain affected employees  who already had been trained but demonstrated inadequate understanding and skill required by paragraph (a) of this section:  (a)  Jobsite:  On or about July 19, 2023, employees need to be retrained in how and when to use fall protection when working from a roof.