OSHA Inspection: CAIG CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

2013-12-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $850.00 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 west side of the hotel where employees were installing exterior trim on the fourth story from the basket of an aerial lift, an employee's harness was not connected by a lanyard, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.