OSHA Inspection: EXECUTIVE EXTERIORS, INC.

Issued

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $952.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6) Unless the snaphook is a locking type and designed for the following connections, snaphooks shall not be engaged:  29 CFR 1926.502(d)(6)(i): directly to webbing, rope or wire rope;  a. On the north side of the building where an employee was working from the elevated platform of an aerial lift, the snaphook of the lanyard was attached to its webbing, thereby exposing the employee to a fall hazard.

Issued

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(23): Personal fall arrest systems shall not be attached to guardrail systems, nor shall they be attached to hoists except as specified in other subparts of this Part.  a. In the elevated platform of an aerial lift where an employee was working, the employees fall arrest lanyard was attached to a guardrail, thereby exposing the employee to a 13 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1360.00 · Current $952.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16) Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, shall:  29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(ii): limit maximum arresting force on an employee to 1,800 pounds (8 kN) when used with a body harness;   a. In the elevated platform of the aerial lift where an employee was working, a six foot lanyard with no shock absorber to limit the arresting force of a fall was used, thereby exposing the employee to more than 1,00 pounds of force in the event of a fall.

Issued

2014-09-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-09-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(21): Personal fall arrest systems shall be inspected prior to each use for wear, damage and other deterioration, and defective components shall be removed from service.  a. At the worksite where an employee was using a fall arrest system while working from an aerial lift, the system was not inspected prior to each use, thereby exposing the employee to fall hazards.