OSHA Inspection: LPG METAL CRAFTS, LLC.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1870.00 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 12/09/2016 at the Torrington Ford Construction Project, employees were using the aerial lift to access upper levels and the employees were not tied off to the boom or basket.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.760(a)(1): Each employee engaged in a steel erection activity who is on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge more than 15 feet (4.6 m) above a lower level was not protected from fall hazards by guardrail systems, safety net systems, personal fall arrest systems, positioning device systems, or fall restraint systems.  On or about 12/09/2016 at the Torrington Ford Construction Project, the employer and employee were installing Z purlins and were not using any fall protection system.

Issued

2017-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2672.00 · Current $1870.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:  On or about 12/09/2016 at the Torrington Ford Construction Project, an employee was operating an aerial lift and was using a personal fall arrest system that allowed contact with lower levels.