OSHA Inspection: ECO LIGHTING SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY LLC

Issued

2014-04-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 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 or about March 21, 2014, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee working from the basket of a JLG 400S extendable boom aerial lift was exposed to falls of approximately 20 feet due to the lack of fall protection.