OSHA Inspection: Z BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(iv): Specific requirements - Extensible and articulating boom platforms. Employees shall always stand firmly on the floor of the basket, and shall not sit or climb on the edge of the basket or use planks, ladders, or other devices for a work position.  a) On or about September 09, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employees performing framing work from an aerial lift were standing firmly on the floor of the basket. As a result, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of at least 25 feet.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): Specific requirements - A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  a) On or about September 09, 2025, the employer failed to ensure that employees performing framing work from an aerial lift were attached to the basket. As a result, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of around 25 feet.

Issued

2025-09-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-11-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4965.00 · Current $4965.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.454(a): The employer shall have each employee who performs work while on a scaffold trained by a person qualified in the subject matter to recognize the hazards associated with the type of scaffold being used and to understand the procedures to control or minimize those hazards. The training shall include the following areas, as applicable: (1) The nature of any electrical hazards, fall hazards and falling object hazards in the work area.  a) On or about September 09, 2025, the employer failed to provide training on fall hazards to employees working from aerial lifts at 112 Webster Street, Dayton, OH 45402.