OSHA Inspection: JOSE FRANCISCO VILLEGAS

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2486.00 · Current $1300.00 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:  11869 Potranco Rd., San Antonio, TX, 78253: On or about August 24, 2022, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while utilizing a Genie aerial lift S-60X, without being trained on its safe operation.

Issued

2022-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4144.00 · Current $1300.00 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:    11869 Potranco Rd., San Antonio, TX, 78253: On or about August 24, 2022, and times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall hazard while installing siding on the side of a 3-story apartment building, inside a Genie S-60X boom aerial lift basket without any fall protection.