OSHA Inspection: WESTERN NEON SIGNS CO INC

Issued

Aug 31, 2010

Abate by

Sep 24, 2010

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

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 hazard:
(a)Western Neon Signs Co Inc, at 4530 Highway 6 and 24, De Beque, CO:
On 8/18/10, Western Neon Signs Co Inc 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 a fall hazard.  One employee utilized a Sky Hook
model 85 HD telescoping boom crane with attached personnel platform to
ascend to the platform of a truck stop billboard.  The employee was not
wearing a body harness nor was he tied off to the boom's anchor point.
This
condition exposed the employee to an approximate thirty foot fall hazard.
Abatement Note:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
abatement method to
correct this hazard is to comply with ASME B30.23-1998, American Society
of
Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), An American National Standard, "Personnel Lifting
Systems".
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (See
enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification