OSHA Inspection: SPARKMAN ELECTRIC LLC

Issued

2015-10-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-11-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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  At a commercial construction site, an employee in an elevated aerial lift was not protected from a fall hazard of approximately 15 feet by the use of a full body harness and lanyard attached to the basket.