OSHA Inspection: DIMENSIONAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 2002

Abate by

Jul 29, 2002

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
extendible boom aerial lift and were not utilizing an appropriate fall
arrest system.
a)Eola Road Branch Library jobsite, southeast side of jobsite - Employee
working
in an extendable boom aerial lift approximately 40 feet above grade was
exposed
to fall hazards. Employee did not utilize a fall arrest system.
b) Eola Road Branch Library jobsite, northeast side of jobsite - Employee
working
in an extendable boom aerial lift approximately 27 feet above grade was
exposed
to fall hazards. Employee did not utilize a fall arrest system.
c)Eola Road Branch Library jobsite, northeast side of jobsite - Employee
working
in an extendable boom aerial lift approximately 27 feet above grade was
exposed
to fall hazards. Employee was standing on the guardrails of the aerial
lift.
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) Require that employees wear fall arrest every time they are in an
aerial lift.
2) Require that employees keep their footing on the platform floor, and
not climb
onto the guardrails.
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