OSHA Inspection: ALPHA STEEL ERECTORS, INC.

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Nov 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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 were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to: falls ranging from thirty five to thirty eight feet above
ground level.
(a) North Versailles Jobsite;  Employees used a Terex Model TB 60/66
aerial boom lift
to gain access to the structural steel.  The employees did not use fall
protection devices
and were exposed to falls ranging from 35 to 38 feet when climbing from
the aerial
boom lift basket of the Terex boom lift to the structural steel.
Among one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard are the
following:
1)  Employees are to wear fall protection devices when working in an
aerial lift such as
the Terex model employed at the worksite;
2)  Employees are not to use the aerial lifts in a manner contrary to the
instructions
set
forth in the operator's manual.  Specifically, employees are not to climb
on the platform
railing and are not to use the aerial lifts to gain access to the
structural steel.
IN THE ALTERNATIVE
29 CFR 1926.451(g)(1)(vii):  Each employee, on a scaffold not otherwise
specified in
paragraphs (g)(1)(i) through (g)(1)(vi) of this section, was not protected
against falling by use
of a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system meeting the
requirements of paragraph (g)(4)
of this section:
(a) North Versailles Jobsite:  Employees used a Terex Model TB 60/66
aerial boom lift
to gain access to the structural steel.  The employees did not use fall
protection devices
and were exposed to falls ranging from 35 to 38 feet when climbing from
the aerial
boom lift basket of the Terex boom lift to the structural steel.

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Nov 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Nov 22, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Nov 18, 1999

Abate by

Nov 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $35,000 Reduced