OSHA Inspection: OCM CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

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. 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY - Sandy Hook Pilots Association Site  Employees engaged in commercial framing and sheathing activities were observed working from a Genie, Model S-60, Aerial Lift.  Employees elevated in the aerial lift were not protected from falls by attachment of a lanyard to the boom basket.   Violation observed on or about November 9, 2015  b. 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY - Sandy Hook Pilots Association Site  Employees engaged in commercial framing and sheathing activities used a Genie, Model S-60, Aerial Lift to transport employees to the roof.  Employees elevated in the aerial lift were not protected from falls by attachment of a lanyard to the boom basket.   Violation occurred on or about November 9, 2015

Issued

2016-02-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.  a. 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY - Sandy Hook Pilots Association Site   Employees performing commercial framing and sheathing activities from the roof were not protected from falls by use of a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  Employees were observed working at the edge of a three story building without any means of fall protection.   Violation observed on or about November 9, 2015