OSHA Inspection: ROMY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(11): Each employee on a steep roof with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by guardrail systems with toeboards, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:   Worksite, 61 Merrill's Wharf, New Bedford, MA:  When workers were conducting roofing activities in excess of six feet above ground level, the employer did not ensure that all exposed workers were protected from falls to the ground below.

Issued

Feb 22, 2024

Abate by

Mar 14, 2024

Penalty

Initial $4,839 · Current $4,839

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(a)(2)(iii):The employer did not assure that each employee has been trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use and operation of guardrail systems, safety net systems, warning line systems, safety monitoring systems, controlled access zones, and other protection to be used:  Worksite (61 Merrill's Wharf, New Bedford, MA):  In the following instances, the employer did not ensure that employees had been adequately trained, as necessary, by a competent person in the use of  personal fall protection: 1)  When workers were conducting roofing activities in excess of six feet above ground level, the employer did not ensure that all exposed workers were protected from falls to the ground below. 2) The employer incorrectly used roof anchors as fall protection for workers.  The employer allowed more than one worker to attach their lanyard to a single roof anchor, which negates the manufacturer's safe work practice instructions. 3) The employer allowed horseplay between two workers to occur on a pitched roof during roof shingling activities.  Neither worker was connected to a lanyard during the horseplay, and this could have resulted in a fall to the ground below.