OSHA Inspection: BERCO CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

2022-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.21(b)(2): Employer responsibility. The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury.  a) On or about November 15, 2022, the employer did not ensure each employees was trained in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions  in that employees did not receive fall hazard training prior to working at a height.

Issued

2022-11-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $3046.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.453(b)(2)(v): Extensible and articulating boom platforms. 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 November 15, 2022, employees were exposed to a fall hazard greater than 35' while working from an aerial lift on a residential jobsite without any means of a fall restraint or fall protection system.