OSHA Inspection: TRIANGLE FABRICATORS, INC.

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish
each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of
employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely
to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to:  being struck by falling load/material.
a)shop area - employer failed to ensure that the support
members for the building had been load rated to recognize
the maximum load to be lifted by the 1 Ton Coffing Chain
Hoist.
The operator shall not pick up a load beyond the rated
load appearing on the hoist or load block except during
properly authorized tests.  A load limiting device shall
not be used to measure the maximum load to be lifted.
(Reference ANSI B30.16-1981 Section 16-3.1.2(C).
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to
have beams tested and certified by a qualified person.ed

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  The employer did not furnish
each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of
employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely
to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to:  being struck by falling load/material.
a)shop area - (1) Ton Coffing chain hoist was not inspected
frequently or periodically for possible defects.
Frequent inspections as defined in ANSI B30.16-2.1(b)(1)
and periodic inspections as defined in ANSI B30.16-
2.1.1(b)(2) were not performed in accordance with Tables
1 and 2 (Reference ANSI B30.16-1981 Sections 16-2.1.2 and
16-2.1.3):
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement is to
appoint a person to inspect and record the conditions of
the hoist throughout the facility in accordance with
Tables 1 and 2 of ANSI B30.16-1981 Section 16-2.2.

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $125

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $175 · Current $175

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $125

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999

Issued

Feb 5, 1999

Abate by

Feb 23, 1999