Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1):Employees did not use eye and face protection equipment when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents: The employer does not protect each employee from struck-by hazards such as potential eye or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents while installing roofing material with air driven nail guns. This most recently occurred on November 3, 2020, during the installation of roofing material at a job site located at 173 Applegrove St NE, N. Canton, Ohio 44720; the employer did not ensure employees working on the roof of a apartment building were protected from possible danger of eye injury from impact, or from flying objects from the employees installing roofing material. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure employees are provided with, and required to use, eye protection in accordance with this standard, and that no employees are permitted to work while exposed to these hazards until protection is provided. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps protect its employees from fall hazards.