OSHA Inspection: MERCEDES SECTION FIVE INSTALLATION, INC.

Issued

2016-10-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $2672.00

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.  On or about September 1, 2016, at the above addressed jobsite, an employee performing construction operations from a JLG aerial lift, approximately twenty-five (25') feet above the ground, was not wearing a full body harnesses, thereby exposing the employee to falls.