OSHA Inspection: CLEVELAND CONSTRUCTION INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Abate by

Jan 18, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) working from an aerial lift:    A: 	On or about 09/27/11 during demolition activities, the employer did not ensure a worker used fall 	protection devices/systems while using an aerial lift; thus exposing the worker to a fall of approximately 21.6                  feet.    B: 	On or about 09/27/11 during steel erection activities, the employer did not ensure a worker used fall 	protection devices/systems while using an aerial lift; thus exposing the worker to a fall of approximately 21.6                   feet.      C:	On or about 09/27/11 during construction activities, the employer did not ensure an employee used fall 	protection devices/systems while using/operating an aerial lift; thus exposing the employee to a fall of 	approximately 6 feet.

Issued

Jan 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $25,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    On or about 9/27/11 during but not limited to commercial roofing activities, the employer did not ensure other workers used fall protection systems/devices when retrieving construction materials from an open sided deck and when transferring from an aerial lift to an open sided deck without fall protection.  The workers were exposed to a fall of approximately 21.6 feet.      CLEVELAND CONSTRUCTION INC. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD CFR 1926.501(B)(10), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER  311964837, CITATION NUMBER 01, ITEM NUMBER 01 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON 1012/09, WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT  155 INTERSTATE 10 N BEAUMONT TX, 77707.