OSHA Inspection: OLVIN S. ROMERO

Issued

Dec 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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  Along the north center exterior of the construction, on or about October 06, 2015, employees doing trimming and painting were exposed to the hazards of fall from heights greater than 10 feet above the ground below while working from a JLG aerial lift model 660SJ without wearing a lanyard that was secured to the anchorage point of the aerial lift basket.

Issued

Dec 17, 2015

Abate by

Jan 6, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,600

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 enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:  On or about October 06, 2015, and times prior thereto, within this company a fall hazard training program was not developed for employees exposed to fall hazards at the work place.