OSHA Inspection: TOWER SPECIALISTS CONSTRUCTION. LLC.

Issued

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket and were sitting or climbing on the edge of the basket:       a) Northeast corner of building, on or about 4-16-14:  One employee was working on a communication tower while standing on the rails of an articulating, extensible boom, aerial lift.

Issued

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(iii): A snap hook not of the locking type was engaged to a Dee-ring to which another snap hook or other connector is attached; or to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snap hook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snap hook keeper and release itself:       a) Northeast corner of building, on or about 4-16-14:  One employee was working on a 60 foot high communications tower while the lanyard snap hook was connected to a carabiner that was hanging from the leg strap of the harness.

Issued

2014-04-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): A snap hook not of the locking type was engaged directly to webbing, rope or wire rope or to any object which is incompatibly shaped or dimensioned in relation to the snap hook such that unintentional disengagement could occur by the connected object being able to depress the snap hook keeper and release itself:         a) Northeast corner of building, on or about 4-16-14:  One employee was working on a 60 foot high communications tower while the lanyard snap hook was looped around the top rail of the lift basket and connected back to the webbing itself.