OSHA Inspection: SIMPLE STEEL STRUCTURES, LLC.

Issued

2013-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-03-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $1190.00 Reduced

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 the south/west side of the building where employees were installing metal trim from the basket of an aerial lift, fall protection equipment was not connected, thereby exposing employees to a 34 foot fall hazard.