OSHA Inspection: HOLLAND ROOFING OF CINCINNATI, INC.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.252(a): Whenever materials are dropped more than 20 feet to any point lying outside the exterior walls of the building, an enclosed chute of wood, or equivalent material, shall be used. For the purpose of this paragraph, an enclosed chute is a slide, closed in on all sides, through which material is moved from a high place to a lower one.     On or about August 7, 2015 employees were performing low-slope associated roofing work on an approximate 150 x 250 commercial structure roof deck with unprotected sides or edges and along the rear south west corner area of the structure were performing debris material disposal drops at heights in excess of 30 feet to points outside the exterior walls of the building structure without an enclosed trash chute or equivalent.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): 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.     On or about August 7, 2015 employees were performing low-slope associated roofing work on an approximate 150 x 250 commercial structure roof deck with unprotected sides or edges and along the rear south west corner area of the structure were performing debris material disposal without compliant conventional fall protection systems or safety monitoring systems exposing an employee working adjacent to the unprotected side or edge to fall hazard potentials in excess of 30 feet.

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(b)(3): Guardrail systems shall be capable of withstanding, without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds (890 N) applied within 2 inches (5.1 cm) of the top edge, in any outward or downward direction, at any point along the top edge.  On or about August 7, 2015 employees were performing low-slope associated roofing work on an approximate 150 x 250 commercial structure roof deck with unprotected sides or edges and along the rear south west corner area of the structure were performing debris material disposal utilizing a non- compliant conventional fall protection systems in that the guardrail system or equivalent being utilized was not capable of withstanding without failure, a force of at least 200 pounds exposing an employee working adjacent to the unprotected side or edge to fall hazard potentials in excess of 30 feet .

Issued

2015-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(f)(1)(i): When mechanical equipment is not being used, the warning line shall be erected not less than 6 feet (1.8 m) from the roof edge.     On or about August 7, 2015 employees were performing low-slope associated debris material disposal roofing work on an approximate 150 x 250 commercial structure roof deck with unprotected sides or edges without compliant conventional fall protection systems and in the south west corner area adjacent to the established rail system for debris disposal work activities had the warning line system erected approximately 3 feet or less from the unprotected side or edge exposing employees to fall potentials in excess of 30 feet.