OSHA Inspection: IREDELL AIR CARE, INC.

Issued

Nov 17, 2003

Abate by

Dec 2, 2003

Penalty

Initial $250 · Current $250

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 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 the hazard of an aircraft
falling due to being improperly
supported:
a)throughout the maintenance hanger, employees placed low wing support
jacks on top of
wooden tables in place of high wing support jacks to stabilize high wing
aircraft, exposing
employees to a struck by unstable object hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to use a
jack that can extend from the ground to the lift point located on the wing
(jack designed for
use with High Wing aircraft).
Or in the alternative:
29 CFR 1910.242(a):  Hand and portable powered tools or equipment were not
kept in safe condition:

Issued

Nov 17, 2003

Abate by

Dec 2, 2003

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $350

Issued

Nov 17, 2003

Abate by

Dec 2, 2003

Penalty

Initial $100 · Current $100

Issued

Nov 17, 2003

Abate by

Dec 2, 2003