OSHA Inspection: SUN WEST EXPRESS LLC

Issued

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(2): Eye and face protection equipment required by this Part did not meet the requirements specified in American National Standards Institute, Z87.1-1968, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection:  (a) At the canopy renovation project:  Ordinary sunglasses were worn instead of eye protection that met the requirements of American National Standards Institute, Z87.1. There were no Z87 markings on the sunglass frames or lenses and there were no side shield protection. Employees, that used hammers to pound some sheet metal soffits and awnings into place and battery powered drills to drill holes into the sheet metal soffits and awnings, were exposed to the hazards of being struck by sheet metal pieces or filings.

Issued

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and a lanyard was not attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  (a) Next to the south and east sides of canopy over the fuel pumps:  Body belts were not worn and lanyards were not attached to the basket when working from a JLG-400S aerial lift, exposing employees installing soffits and awnings on the canopy to the hazard of falling up to about 13 feet, 7 inches from the basket to the asphalt driveway below.

Issued

2014-05-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not 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) At the canopy renovation project:  The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on the JLG-400S aerial lift trained on the use of fall protection, and the aerial lift rental company did not train employees on the use of fall protection while on the lift, exposing employees installing soffits and awnings on the canopy to the hazard of falling up to about 13 feet, 7 inches from the basket to the asphalt driveway below.