OSHA Inspection: ALPINE TRAINING SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): (Accident prevention responsibilities.) Such programs shall provide for frequent and regular inspections of the job sites, materials, and equipment to be made by competent persons designated by the employers.  On May 21, 2019, there were no frequent and regular inspections being performed by a competent person in that: an employee was performing truss grid work while standing on an overhead aluminum pipe structure and not utilizing an effective fall protection system; employees were using gear slings and mountain climbing harnesses as part of a personal fall arrest system while performing work from an aerial lift; employees were performing elevated truss grid work while not tied off and standing on the mid- and top-rails of an aerial lift; employees were using safety hooks as part of a personal fall arrest system that were not sized to be compatible with the member (aerial lift) to which they were connected; and employees were not provided with ANSI-compliant fall protection harnesses prior to beginning work at elevation.

Issued

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): (Employer responsibility.) The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  On May 21, 2019, located at a commercial structure, employees working from a JLG 450AJ articulating boom lift while not utilizing a fall protection system were exposed to potential fall heights greater than 13 feet above the ground below. The employer did not instruct employees in the proper use of an aerial lift and in the recognition and avoidance of those hazards of which a reasonably prudent employer would have been aware of while performing this work.

Issued

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15): "Walking/working surfaces not otherwise addressed." Except as provided in 1926.500(a)(2) or in 1926.501 (b)(1) through (b)(14), each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels shall be protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system.  On May 21, 2019, located at a commercial structure, an employee was performing truss grid work while standing on an overhead aluminum pipe structure and not utilizing an effective fall protection system. Potential fall heights were determined to be 16 feet above ground level.

Issued

2019-10-09 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1): ("Training Program.") The employer shall provide a training program for each employee who might be exposed to fall hazards. The program shall enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and shall train each employee in the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards.  (a) The employer did not provide a training program for 2 employees performing truss grid work at elevation while not utilizing an effective fall protection system on May 21, 2019 and exposed to potential fall heights greater than 13 feet above ground level.  (b) The employer did not provide a training program for 15 employees who might be exposed to fall hazards while constructing up to 10 truss frame obstacle structures and 2 truss frame ancillary structures, varying in height from 12 feet to 46 feet, on May 21, 2019 and exposed to potential fall heights greater than 6 feet above ground level.