OSHA Inspection: BIG APPLE CIRCUS, LTD.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $3150.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:     Boston City Hall Plaza:  The employees, engaged in replacing exterior lighting on the roof of the circus tent, were not protected from falls to lower levels.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2250.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(b): Where employees provide their own protective equipment, the employer did not assure its adequacy, including proper maintenance, and sanitation of such equipment:    Boston City Hall Plaza:  The employer did not ensure the adequacy of the employee provided positioning harnesses.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(c): Personal protective equipment was not of safe design and construction for the work to be performed:     Boston City Hall Plaza:  The work positioning/fall restraint harnesses used by the employees working on the upper roof of the tent were not designed for fall arrest.

Issued

2014-05-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-08-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.33(a): 29 CFR 1904.33(a): The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log, the privacy case list, the annual summary  and the OSHA 301 Incident Report forms for five (5) years following the end of the calendar year that those records covered.    Establishment:  The employer did not maintain the OSHA 300 log and 300A annual summary for the years 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.