WESTAR ROOFING CORPORATION

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, WESTAR ROOFING CORPORATION — a industry sector 00 facility located at LANGLEY BLVD., BUILDING 1268, NASA/LARC, HAMPTON, VA 23681 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 3 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $21,000.00. The inspection case was opened on 2001-04-11.

Federal investigators determined that one or more violations at this facility were committed willfully — meaning the employer either knowingly failed to comply with OSHA standards or acted with plain indifference to employee safety. Willful violations carry the highest penalty multipliers under the OSH Act.

State Context: Within VA, this facility's penalty places it at the 99th percentile among 62,574 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,237.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 3 citations spanning 3 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 1 unclassified — A technical violation that does not fit neatly into the standard classification categories. 2 willful — The employer intentionally and knowingly committed the violation, demonstrating either an intentional disregard for the requirements of the OSH Act or plain indifference to employee safety and health.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning October 9, 2001 with the latest abatement deadline set for November 12, 2001. Of the 3 total citations, 3 (100%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, indicating substantial compliance with corrective action requirements.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $21,000.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $7,000.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement record for Westar Roofing Corporation at the NASA Langley Research Center reveals a profound breakdown in fall protection protocols, characterized by a transition from simple negligence to willful non-compliance. The citation of 29 CFR 1926.501(b)(10) alongside 1926.502(d)(15)(iii) indicates that workers were not only exposed to unprotected leading edges on low-slope roofs but were also provided with inadequate or improperly engineered anchorage points for personal fall arrest systems. In practical terms, this meant that any fall event would likely have resulted in a catastrophic equipment failure or a direct impact with the ground, as the primary and secondary safety nets