OSHA Inspection: NAPP ELECTRIC CONTRACTOR CO. INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:    a) Jobsite, 290 Ballard Rd. Middletown, NY- On or about 12/12/12- Electrician working from a Genie aerail lift failed to attach his fall protection lanyard to the boom or basket and was exposed to an approximate (20') twenty foot fall hazard.    Note:  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.    Napp Electric Contractor Co. Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v) which was contained in OSHA inspection 313764060, citation 1 item 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 07/22/11, with respect to a workplace located at 260 Ballard Rd. Middletown, NY 10941-3035.

Issued

Jan 17, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(3): Machinery, tool(s), material(s), or equipment which was not in compliance with the applicable requirement(s) of 29 CFR 1926 was not prohibited, and/or was not either identified as unsafe by tagging, or locking the controls to render them inoperable, or physically removed from its place of operation.    a) Jobsite, 290 Ballard Rd. Middletown, NY- on or about 12/12/12- Genie Aerial Boom lift with a bent midrail on the basket was used to perform electrical installation work and not removed from service.