OSHA Inspection: ZARA GLASS MIRROR INC.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2138.00 · Current $1176.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.28(a): The employer did not require the wearing of appropriate personal protective equipment in all operations where there is an exposure to hazardous conditions or where this part indicates the need for using such equipment to reduce the hazards to the employees:     On or about; December 6, 2016    Location: Parking lot in front of the entrance to First Larkin Plaza building at Yonkers NY    a) Two employees engaged in commercial construction renovation activities, replacing pressure caps on the building's glass in the basket of an aerial lift at a second and third floor levels (approximately 25 feet above the ground) and cutting the aluminum pressure caps with a DEWALT circular saw were not protected from struck by hazards while not wearing hard hats nor safety glasses.

Issued

2016-12-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1464.00 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      On or about; December 6, 2016    Location: Parking lot in front of the entrance to First Larkin Plaza building at Yonkers NY    a) Two employees engaged in commercial construction renovation activities, replacing pressure caps on the building's glass  in a basket of an aerial lift at a second and third floor levels (approximately 25 feet above the ground) were not protected from a fall hazard while not wearing a body belt and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket.