OSHA Inspection: REPUBLIC IRON WORKS, INC.

Issued

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2892.00

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:    On or about 06/22/2020 at the 101 Albany Turnpike Construction Project, two employees were working from an aerial lift with no personal fall protection system in use.

Issued

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-08-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.502(d)(16)(iii): Personal fall arrest systems, when stopping a fall, were not rigged such that an employee could not free fall more than 6 feet (1.8 m) nor contact any lower level:    On or about 06/19/2020 at the 101 Albany Turnpike Construction Project, two employees were working from an aerial lift and were using personal fall protection systems that did not prevent the employees from contact with lower levels.

Issued

2020-07-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2892.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    On or about 06/22/2020 at the 101 Albany Turnpike Construction Project, the foreman and employee were using a fiberglass extension ladder to access the trusses and the ladder did not extend 3 feet past the landing.