OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST BILLBOARD & SIGN COMPANY, LLC.

Issued

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12675.00 · Current $10774.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, was not provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition.    (a) Runnymeade Road:  On December 5, 2016, an employee was exposed to a fall of approximately 100ft. due to improper use of the double leg lanyard while transitioning from the top of a fixed ladder onto the working platform of an advertising billboard to change out the vinyl sign, and did not ensure at least one leg of the lanyard remained attached to an anchor point at all times.    (b) Runnymeade Road:  On December 5, 2016, an employee using a vertical lifeline fall protection system to climb a fixed ladder of a billboard advertising sign had to manually move or drag the rope grab as he climbed because the fall protection components provided to the employee, by the employer, were not used properly or approved to be used together by the manufacturer.

Issued

2017-03-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1275.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident.     (a) Runnymeade Road:  The employer did not report the death of an employee that fell approximately 100ft. to the ground on December 5, 2016 at approximately 2:55pm while climbing a fixed ladder attached to an advertising billboard.