OSHA Inspection: JUAN RODRIGUEZ

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

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 before September 22, 2016, where employees were working from an elevated aerial lift platform, an employee was not connected, thereby being exposed to a 35 foot fall hazard.

Issued

2016-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-10-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3741.00 · Current $3741.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.454(c): When the employer has reason to believe that an employee lacks the skill or understanding needed for safe work involving the erection, use or dismantling of scaffolds, the employer shall retrain each such employee so that the requisite proficiency is regained. Retraining is required in at least the following situations:  29 CFR 1926.454(c)(3): Where inadequacies in an affected employee's work involving scaffolds indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite proficiency.   a. On or before September 22, 2016, where employees were working from an elevated aerial lift platform, the employees did not understand the fall protection requirements for aerial lifts, thereby exposing the employee to a 35 foot fall hazard.