OSHA Inspection: FORT ROOFING OF COLUMBIA, INC.

Issued

Dec 10, 2001

Abate by

Dec 13, 2001

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized
hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees
and comply with
this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and
regulations promulgated
under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976,
as amended, as
follows:
A.  Employer knew or should have known that a Trak International forklift,
Serial No.
6036-8G0265, operated in reverse gear on site with an obstructed view of
the road, had an
inoperable reverse signal alarm which exposed employees to the hazard of
being struck by
the forklift while backing.  A useful and feasible method of eliminating
the
hazard, among
others, is to ensure the reverse signal alarm is operable.
.