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

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level: On or about February 26, 2015, at the above mentioned jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10.3 feet while applying mastic cement (bull) on the flashing and membrane in the open soffit (cubby hole) on a two-story residential home, which the employer had not rigged the fall protection to prevent a fall of greater than 6 feet nor contact with a lower level. The Latite Roofing and Sheet Metal, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii) or its equivalent standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315498154, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 04/29/2011, with respect to a workplace located at 4754 Clark Road, Sarasota, FL 34231.