OSHA Inspection: LONE STAR ROOF SYSTEMS

Issued

2019-11-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2387.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10):  The employer did not ensure that 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 was 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 September 23, 2019, and at times prior to, employees engaged in roofing activities on a roof approximately 11 feet in height were not protected from falling to the ground below by a guardrail system or other form of fall protection.