OSHA Inspection: B&W CONSTRUCTORS AND EQUIPMENT, INCORPORATED

Issued

Sep 24, 2002

Abate by

Oct 21, 2002

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $290 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 fall hazards:
(a)Franco Building, Penn State University, Berks Campus - An employee
torched out clips for
channels, approximately 12 feet above the ground, from the platform of a
Genie S-40 self-
propelled telescopic stick boom personnel lift. The employee did not use a
personal fall arrest
system while working from the lift, on or about September 4, 2002.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard includes using a
personal fall arrest system, with the lanyard attached to the boom or
basket of the personnel lift, as outlined in
the American National Standards Institute safety standard for
Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms
(ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992).
OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE
29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):  Employee body harness and lanyard assembly was
not attached to the boom or
basket when working from an aerial lift.
(a)Franco Building, Penn State University, Berks Campus - An employee
torched out clips for
channels, approximately 12 feet above the ground, from the platform of a
Genie S-40 self-
propelled telescopic stick boom personnel lift. The employee did not use a
personal fall arrest
system while working from the lift, on or about September 4, 2002.
VERIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Sep 24, 2002

Abate by

Oct 21, 2002

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $295 Reduced