OSHA Inspection: CHAMPION ROOFING, INC.

Issued

2014-08-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $24200.00 · Current $15000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(i): Each employee on walking/working surfaces shall be protected from falling through holes (including skylights) more than 6 feet (1.8 m) above lower levels, by personal fall arrest systems, covers, or guardrail systems erected around such holes:    a.  On or about May 22, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations on a low sloped roof (4:12 or less), approximately thirteen (13) above the ground, were exposed to falls due to an unprotected skylight.

Issued

2014-08-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $24200.00 · Current $5000.00 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 May 22, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, employees performing roofing operations on a low sloped roof, thirteen (13) feet above the ground, was not protected from falls, thereby exposing the employees to fall hazards.