OSHA Inspection: BUTTERS CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT INC.

Issued

2013-10-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v): A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift. Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): 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 under 1926.502(e):      a. On or about September 10, 2013 at the above addressed jobsite, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working from the basket of an aerial lift without using fall protection.