OSHA Inspection: RED SIMPSON, INC.

Issued

Oct 1, 2001

Abate by

Oct 5, 2001

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 hazard of falls:
(a)St. Martin Switch Frame Assembly, 115kV, 3-Way GOAB - On April 3, 2001,
on the switch tower assembly, employees exposed to the hazard of falling
while entering
and exiting a personnel basket attached to the boom of a truck crane.  The
basket was
not secured to the structure and employees were not tied off while
entering and exiting
the basket.
Among other methods, one feasbile and acceptable method to abate this
hazard would be to
follow the National Crane owner's manual for the  Two-Person Rotating
Steel Basket, which
states under 'Platform Occupants', #14.  "Personnel Platform Occupants
shall not enter or exit
a suspended platform while it is raised unless the platform has an
installed gate and the platform
is physically secured to the structure to which they are entering or
exiting and to which they
have attached their safety harness lanyard."

Issued

Oct 1, 2001

Abate by

Oct 5, 2001

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Oct 1, 2001

Abate by

Oct 5, 2001

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced