OSHA Inspection: CAROLINA HOLDINGS DBA STOCK COMPONENTS

Issued

Apr 17, 2002

Abate by

Apr 30, 2002

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,260 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Minn. Stat. 182.653 subd.2 and ANSI B56.1 para.4.17.2(c):  The employer
did not furnish to
each employee, conditions of employment and a place of employment free
from recognized
hazards which caused or were likely to cause death or serious injury to
employees, and 2(c): The
employer did not ascertain that required restraining means such as
railings, chains, cable, body
belt(s) with lanyard(s), or deceleration devices, etc. were in place and
properly used.
Employees were not provided with a railing on all four sides of the work
cage, and were
not provided with any other restraining device when they were lifted to a
height of 12
feet above the ground while bundling roof trusses on the truss stacking
machine.
Abatement Guidelines:  Employees must be protected from falling by one of
the following
methods:
guardrail systems;
safety net systems;
personal fall arrest systems;
combination of warning line system and guardrail system;
combination of warning line system and safety net system;
combination of warning line system and personal fall arrest system;
combination of warning line system and safety monitoring system.