OSHA Inspection: JAMES MURPHY CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2000.00 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: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:    a) Located adjacent to steel erection areas of the structure an employee was observed assisting in structural steel beam installation from within the basket of a Haulotte HA51JRT self propelled extensible and articulating boom aerial lift without a harness / safety belt on or lanyard attached to the boom or basket and was exposed to a fall potential in excess of 13'.

Issued

2013-01-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-01-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards:    a) Located adjacent to the steel erection areas of the structure employee(s) worked within the basket of a Haulotte HA51JRT extensible and articulating boom aerial lift without a lanyard attached to the boom or basket who were not trained on the applicable procedures or regulations to minimize those hazards.