OSHA Inspection: J & E PLUMBING & HEATING, INCORPORATED

Issued

Aug 20, 2003

Abate by

Sep 16, 2003

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $390 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)Inside Sinterstahl Building - Two (2) plumbers worked approximately 20
feet
above the floor, from the platform of a JLG boom-supported aerial lift.
These
employees did not use personal fall arrest systems while working from the
lift,
on or about July 15, 2003.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard includes using
a personal fall arrest system, with the lanyard attached to the boom or
basket of the 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)Inside Sinterstahl Building - Two (2) plumbers worked approximately 20
feet
above the floor, from the platform of a JLG boom-supported aerial lift.
These
employees did not use personal fall arrest systems while working from the
lift,
on or about July 15, 2003.
VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION