Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

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, 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 (15.25 m) or less in width, each employee was not protected by use of a monitoring system. On or about October 19. 2021, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 10 feet while performing roofing activities on a commercial building located at 5133 Ridge Road, Wadsworth, Ohio 44281. Employees were working on all areas of the roof and the employer did not ensure that they were using fall protection.