OSHA Inspection: BEJ ROOFING, LLC

Issued

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2642.00 · Current $1585.00 Reduced

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 and 50-feet (15.25 m) wide or less, was not protected from falling by guardrail systems, safety net.  On August 30, 2022, on the south side of the construction site, employees engaged in roofing work without fall protection were exposed to unprotected fall hazards of approximately 12-feet to the ground below.

Issued

2022-09-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1585.00 · Current $951.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed.  On August 30, 2022, employees using an extension ladder that did not have the side rails extended three feet over the roof surface were exposed to potential fall hazards greater than six feet.