OSHA Inspection: JORGE GARCIA GUTIERREZ

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 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 an employee working from an aerial lift:  Commercial building under construction; North Side, Genie Aerial Lift (Model: S-40 Equipment Rental number:105349), On or about August 27, 2015, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet in height to the unpaved ground level below, while installing a metal overhang frame on a commercial building from an aerial lift without a personal fall arrests system.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket:  Commercial building under construction; North Side, Genie Aerial Lift (Model: S40, Equipment Rental Number: 105349), On or about August 27, 2015, employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet in height to the unpaved ground below, when installing a metal overhang frame on a commercial building while standing on the mid and top rails of the aerial lift.

Issued

2015-09-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1440.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    Commercial building under construction; North Side, Genie Aerial Lift (Model: S-40, Equipment#105349), on or about August 27, 2015, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 11 feet in height to the unpaved ground level below, when working in a aerial lift without wearing a harness while not being trained on the procedures to recognize fall hazards.