OSHA Inspection: GREENFIELD MAINTENANCE, INC.

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Mar 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $635 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    At the above addressed jobsite, employees working below commercial construction operations were not wearing hard hats to protect against falling material and debris.  Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards.    Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Mar 26, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,485 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn and/or a lanyard was not 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):    At the above addressed jobsite, employees working from JLG 600AJ Boom Lifts were not wearing a body belt or full body harness. The employees were thereby exposed to the hazards associated with a fall of greater than twenty (20) feet.     Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).

Issued

Mar 16, 2015

Abate by

Apr 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,480 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a)(1): The employer failed to have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained regarding the nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area:    At the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to fall hazards while working from aerial lifts and were not provided with training to recognize and eliminate hazards associated with falls.    Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d).