OSHA Inspection: FELIPE MORENO

Issued

Mar 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  Northside of residential construction:  On or about February 18, 2016, employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by falling objects, while working below plywood installation without wearing a hardhat.

Issued

Mar 9, 2016

Abate by

Mar 19, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv):  Employees did not always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and climbed on the edge of the basket:  North side of commercial construction:  On or about February 18, 2016, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet to the ground below, while climbing the top rail on a the basket of a Skytrak telehandler to attach sheets of plywood, without the use of a personal fall arrest system.

Issued

Mar 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt was not worn with a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift:  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): 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 under 1926.502(e).  North side of commercial construction:  On or about February 18, 2016, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard greater than 6 feet to the ground below, while attaching sheets of plywood from the basket of a Skytrak telehandler without the use of a personal fall arrest system.