OSHA Inspection: QUALITY CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2002

Abate by

Sep 5, 2002

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $800

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 in that
employees were exposed
to the hazard of falling or being thrown from a Boom-Supported Elevating
Work Platform:
a)  Front of the building - Two employees installing metal over the
windows 20 feet
above the ground from the bucket of a Genie, S-85, Boom-Supported
Elevating Work
Platform did not have personal fall arrest systems, exposing the employees
to the hazard
of falling or being thrown from the bucket of the lift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to
follow the
requirements of American National Standards Institute/Scaffold Industry
Association,
ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992, Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms: Section 8,
paragraph
8.8(g), "Ensure all personnel in the platform are wearing fall protection
devices and
other safety gear as required at all times."

Issued

Aug 30, 2002

Abate by

Sep 5, 2002

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600