OSHA Inspection: BORDEAUX CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Oct 7, 1998

Abate by

Oct 25, 1998

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

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 to 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 a
fall to a lower
elevation:
a)site-employees of JDM Roofing Co. Inc., were installing roofing tiles at
a fall
height of 28' were using a locally made personnel basket, mounted on a Lull
model 644B-37 rough terrain fork lift, that did not meet all the
requirements of
paragraph 5.15 of ASME B56.6-1992: the platform was not securely attached
to
the lifting carriage or forks (ref para 5.15(b)), the lifting forks or
carriage were
not secured to prevent them from tilting up (ref para 5.15(b)), platform
restraining means such as railings, chains, body belts (harness) cable and
lanyards
were not in place and properly used, (ref para 5.15(k)). Also paragraph
8.25, of
ASME B56.6-1992: the platform did not have a slip resistant floor surface
(ref
para 8.25(a)), maximum weight and weight of the empty platform were not
posted on the lift (ref para 8.25(f)(1)&(2)), there were no means to
securely
attach the platform to the lifting mechanism (ref para 8.25(h)), and there
was no
means for securing a lanyard or body belt (harness) (ref para 8.25(l)).
b)site-employee of Bordeaux Construction Company, Inc. were installing
flagpoles
and working around the roof at an elevation of up to 25 feet, in a local
made
personnel basket, mounted on a JCB model 506B rough terrain fork lift that
did
not meet all the requirements of paragraph 5.15, of ASME B56.6-1992: the
platform was not securely attached to the lifting carriage or forks (ref
para
5.15(b)), the lifting forks or carriage were not secured to prevent them
from
tilting up, (ref para 5.15(c)), the platform restraining means such as
railings,
chains, body belts (harness) cable and lanyards were not in place and
properly
used (ref para 5.15(k)), and there was no trained operator to work the
controls
(ref para 5.15(s)). Also paragraph 8.25, of ASME B56.6-1992: the platform
did
not have
a slip resistant floor surface (ref para 8.25(a)), maximum weight and
weight of
the empty platform was not posted on the lift (ref para 8.25(f)(1)&(2)),
there
were no means to securely attach the platform to the lifting mechanism
(ref
para
8.25(h)), and there was no means for securing a lanyard or body belt
(harness)(ref para 8.25(l)).
One feasible and acceptable method of abatement, among others, would be to
correct the deficiencies i.e. use only lifts that meet the requirements of
ASME
B56.6-1992.

Issued

Oct 7, 1998

Abate by

Oct 13, 1998

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500

Issued

Oct 7, 1998

Abate by

Oct 25, 1998

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

Issued

Oct 7, 1998

Abate by

Oct 25, 1998

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

Issued

Oct 7, 1998

Abate by

Oct 13, 1998

Issued

Oct 7, 1998

Abate by

Oct 25, 1998