OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR LIGHTING & ELECTRIC, INC.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 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). 4755, I-55 N., Jackson MS - On or about February 26, 2013, employees were not wearing personal fall arrest systems while elevated in a JLG T350 aerial lift basket.

Issued

2013-04-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1020.00 · Current $612.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a):     The employer shall have each employee who performs 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). 4755, I-55 N., Jackson MS - On or about February 26, 2013, employees were operating a JLG T350 aerial lift without being properly trained on the safe operation of the aerial lift.