OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST METAL STRUCTURES CORP.

Issued

Sep 24, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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:  a) On or about August 28, 2015, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while climbing on the guardrails of the basket approximately 10 feet from the ground below.

Issued

Sep 24, 2015

Abate by

Sep 30, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

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:  a. On or about August 28, 2015  at the above addressed jobsite, employees were exposed to a fall and ejection hazards while working from an aerial lift or basket approximately 7 feet from the ground below.

Issued

Sep 24, 2015

Abate by

Oct 6, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $2,400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performed work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards.  a. On or about August 28, 2015 at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was not trained in the recognition of the hazards associated from working inside a boom lift or basket.