OSHA Inspection: GREAT LAKES AERIAL MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC

Issued

2017-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(f)(3): Scaffolds and scaffold components were not inspected for visible defects by a competent person before each work shift, and after any occurrence which could affect a scaffold's structural integrity:         a)     This violation occurred on January 28, 2017, at a job site located at 2551 Holford Road, Richardson, Texas; where two employees working in a Spider Air Basket, model ST-17 or ST-18, exposed to falling approximately 15-feet to ground level below.

Issued

2017-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(g)(3): In addition to meeting the requirements of 1926.502(d), personal fall arrest systems used on scaffolds were not attached by lanyard to a vertical lifeline, horizontal lifeline, or scaffold structural member. Vertical lifelines shall not be used when overhead components, such as overhead protection or additional platform levels, are part of a single-point or two-point adjustable suspension scaffold:         a)     This violation was discovered on February 2, 2017, at a job site located at 2551 Holford Road, Richardson, Texas; where two employees working in a Spider Air Basket, model ST-17 or ST-18, exposed to falling approximately 15-feet to ground level below.

Issued

2017-04-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2897.00 · Current $1449.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(a): The employer did not have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training did not include the following areas, as applicable:         a)     This violation was discovered on February 2, 2017, at the employers job site. The employer did not ensure employees were trained by a person qualified to recognize hazards while working from a Spider Air Basket scaffold, model ST-17 or ST-17; where at least two (2) employees were exposed to falling approximately 15-feet to ground level below.