OSHA Inspection: PHASE ONE CARPENTER CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2004-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1050.00 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:
(a)On March 2, 2004, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of
approximately 20
feet 5 inches while working from a stack of plywood elevated by an Skytrack
rough terrain forklift with no fall protection system in place.
A feasible means of abatement would be to insure that employees wear
appropriate fall protection as required, and to comply with the American
Society
of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B56.6 1992 Safety Standard for Rough Terrain
Forklift Trucks.
No certification required.  Violation Abated.