OSHA Inspection: GROSSMAN DESIGN BUILD, L.L.C.

Issued

2014-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):   A body belt with lanyard attached to the boom or basket was not worn by employee(s) 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).   On or about May 21, 2014, at Texas Roadhouse in Lake Charles, Louisiana; an employee was observed working from an aerial lift without fall protection while replacing siding on the exterior of the restaurant.