OSHA Inspection: NEYERS COMMUNICATION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 2020

Abate by

Aug 21, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,856 · Current $2,314 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.67(c)(2)(v): (v) A personal fall arrest or travel restraint system that meets the requirements in 29 CFR part 1910, subpart I, shall be worn and attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.    On or about July 13, 2020 the employer did not ensure that a personal fall arrest system was worn by an employee working from an aerial lift.  The employee was installing a communications cable to a junction box approximately 15 feet above the ground.

Issued

Jul 24, 2020

Abate by

Sep 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $3,084 · Current $1,850 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.      On or about July 13, 2020, the employer could not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed and the dates of the hazard assessments.  The employer required employees to wear steel toed shoes, safety glasses, hardhats, gloves and personal fall arrest systems when running aerial telecommunication cables.

Issued

Jul 24, 2020

Abate by

Sep 30, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.268(c): Training. Employers shall provide training in the various precautions and safe practices described in this section and shall insure that employees do not engage in the activities to which this section applies until such employees have received proper training in the various precautions and safe practices required by this section. However, where the employer can demonstrate that an employee is already trained in the precautions and safe practices required by this section prior to his employment, training need not be provided to that employee in accordance with this section. Where training is required, it shall consist of on-the-job training or classroom-type training or a combination of both. The employer shall certify that employees have been trained by preparing a certification record which includes the identity of the person trained, the signature of the employer or the person who conducted the training, and the date the training was completed. The certification record shall be prepared at the completion of training and shall be maintained on file for the duration of the employee's employment. The certification record shall be made available upon request to the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health. Such training shall, where appropriate, include the following subjects:    a.  Recognition and avoidance of dangers relating to encounters with harmful substances and animal, insect, or plant life.  b.  Procedures to be followed in emergency situations.  c.  First aid training, including instruction in artificial respiration.       On or about July 13, 2020, the employer did not certify that employees performing telecommunications fieldwork had been trained in the various precautions and safe practices associated with telecommunications fieldwork.