OSHA Inspection: BEXAR UNIQUE BUILDERS, INC

Issued

2021-04-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2):The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:  On or about April 7, 2021, and at times prior thereto, an employee was exposed to fall hazards while installing insulation for a residential construction site, without training on fall hazard recognition.

Issued

2021-04-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2341.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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 April 7, 2021, an employee was exposed to a fall hazard to the ground level below while installing insulation from the basket of a Genie S-40  telescopic boom lift without using fall protection.