Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 19100028 B13 I Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection.
Inspection Nr: 1254100.015
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 11/08/2017 2
Initial Penalty: $8,873.00
Current Penalty: $7,000.00
Issuance Date: 10/13/2017
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0626300
Contest Date:
Final Order: 11/02/2017
Emphasis:
Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 11/02/2017 | $7,000.00 | 11/08/2017 | Serious | |
Penalty | Z: Issued | 10/13/2017 | $8,873.00 | 11/08/2017 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(13)(i): While work is performed less than 6 feet from the roof edge, the employer did not ensure each employee is protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, travel restraint system, or personal fall arrest system: a) This violation occurred on August 3, 2017, when employees working on a roof with no fall protection while repairing a water leak were exposed to a fall hazard. In the alternative: 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10): Except as otherwise provided in 29 CFR 1926.501(b), each employee engaged in roofing activities on low-slope roofs, with unprotected sides and edges 6 feet or more above lower levels was not 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 or less in width, the use of a safety monitoring system alone: a) This violation occurred on August 3, 2017, when employees working on a roof with no fall protection while repairing a water leak were exposed to a fall hazard.