OSHA Inspection: FRAME & MASONRY CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2012-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2975.00 · Current $2975.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).    a)	On or about August 8, 2012; at the center of the jobsite, employees were allowed to perform work while utilizing an aerial lift without adequate fall protection.  An employee was observed standing in an aerial lift at a height of approx. 10 ft. without the use of personal fall protection while assisting in steel erection activities.