OSHA Inspection: THOMAS SIGN AND AWNING COMPANY, INC

Issued

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4240.00 · Current $2544.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:  a. On or about July 12, 2018, at the jobsite, two employees were not wearing hard hats while installing a vinyl sign on the side of a commercial building and working from an aerial lift that was 32 feet in the air. The sign was suspended over their heads by a truck mounted crane and the crane had a headache ball and lifting gear above the sign itself.

Issued

2018-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5654.00 · Current $3392.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Employee(s) working in an aerial lift were not standing firmly on the floor of the basket:  a. On or about July 12, 2018, at the jobsite, an employee working from an aerial lift was sitting on the top rail of the basket and both of his feet were not touching the floor of the basket.