OSHA Inspection: CHICAGO STEEL AND CRANE, INC.

Issued

1999-10-29 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-11-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were working in a
self propelled
extensible boom aerial lift and were not utilizing an appropriate fall
arrest system.
Randall Road job site - an employee was working out of an extendible boom
aerial lift
without fall protection.
Among feasible means of abatement would be to comply with the American
National
Standards Institute, ANSI A92.5-1992 Standard for Boom-supported Elevating
Work
Platforms and,
1.Have the employees wear fall arrest anytime that they are in the aerial
lift.
NO CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.