OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN RENNOVATION CORP.

Issued

Aug 11, 2010

Abate by

Aug 17, 2010

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

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 and struck by hazards:
a) Employees were exposed to the hazard of falling approximately 16 feet
while working
from the railings of an Upright Self-Propelled Elevating Work Platform.
Among others, feasible and acceptable means of abatement would include,
complying with
the manufacturer's instructions for safe use and operation of the
equipment, and the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A92.6-1999 for Self-Propelled
Elevating Work
Platforms.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the certification of corrective action worksheet).