OSHA Inspection: TEXAS BALLOON DISTRIBUTORS

Issued

2021-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:   121 Sherwood Drive, San Antonio, TX. 78201: On or about May 05, 2021, and at times prior thereto, workers were exposed to fall hazards while installing light streamers inside a JLG aerial lift without recognizing the hazards of falls.

Issued

2021-06-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $0.00 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:   121 Sherwood Drive, San Antonio, TX: On or about May, 05, 2021, and at times prior thereto, workers were exposed to fall hazards while installing light streamers inside a JLG aerial lift without the use and wear of a personal fall arrest system.