OSHA Inspection: PARADISE EXPRESS LANDSCAPING LLC

Issued

2015-09-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1700.00 · Current $850.00 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:  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.    a)408 East Farragut Rd, Wildwood Crest, NJ- Front of building: Employees working in a Bil-Jax 5533A aerial lift while performing demo work on the front face EIFS were not using any means of fall protection while working at the third floor (fourth story) level which was observed on or about 6/30/2015.     NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED IN THE CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.