OSHA Inspection: CONSTRUX OF ILLINOIS, INC.

Issued

Mar 12, 2004

Abate by

Mar 18, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $963 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to:
On January 12, 2004 an employee was exposed to fall hazards while riding
the forks of the
below-the-hook pallet lifter attached to the boom truck from the roof of a
two-story single-
family dwelling to the ground below.  The employee was exposed to a fall
of approximately
20'-0".
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to:
a)ensure the operator does not ride, or allow others to ride, loads or the
lifting
device in accordance with ASME B30.20-2003, American National Standard
for Below-the-Hook Lifting Devices, Section 20-1.4.3.

Issued

Mar 12, 2004

Abate by

Mar 18, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,925 · Current $1,348 Reduced

Issued

Mar 12, 2004

Abate by

Mar 18, 2004

Issued

Mar 12, 2004

Abate by

Apr 7, 2004