OSHA Inspection: PAYNE NEON COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 28, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $640

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was
free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
the hazard of falling from a ladder while working on a neon sign:
a) On, or about, December 30, 1989, at approximately 11:15 a.m., two
employees were working on a neon sign while on a ladder 75 feet
above the ground. The employees were not using safety harnesses or
lanyards and were not tied off. One employee fell to his death.
One of more acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard would
be to:
1) Establish written procedures for working on truck extension ladders
and the use of body harness and lanyards.
2) Provide adequate number of body harnesses and lanyards.
3) Provide training in the use of body harnesses and lanyards.
4) Assure employees use body harnesses, lanyards, and tie off while
working from ladders attached to articulating-boom and extensible-
booms.
5) Employees working at the elevated heights from articulating-boom and
extensible-boom be provided a work platform or bucket attached to
the boom to work from with appropriate safety devices.

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 7, 1990

Penalty

Initial $240 · Current $240

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 7, 1990

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 7, 1990

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 7, 1990

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 13, 1990

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 1, 1990

Issued

Feb 26, 1990

Abate by

Mar 7, 1990