OSHA Inspection: TRIAD INTERNATIONAL MAINTENANCE CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $963 · Current $642 Reduced

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 free from recognized hazards that were causing
or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were
exposed to:
a)fall to a lower levels.  Workers on mobile scaffolds in the Production
Area
around and below the perimeter of aircraft were using portable stepladders
to
increase the working level height thereby placing the worker well above
the 42
inch height of the guardrails installed on the scaffolds to protect
employees.
Employees were exposed to falls from 6 feet to 40 feet.
NOTE: Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abating this
violation is to build the scaffold platform to the height necessary to
reach the
level needed.

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $963 · Current $642 Reduced

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 free from recognized hazards that were causing
or likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees, in that employees were
exposed to:
a)falls to a lower level.  The personnel platform in the Production Area,
used to
elevate personnel to sections of aircraft and  supported by a Hyster
forklift
truck was not firmly secured to the lifting carriage or forks of the truck
{Ref.
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) B56.1-1969, Safety Standards
for Powered Industrial Trucks}.  Employees were exposed to falls of up to
40
feet.
NOTE: Among others, one feasible and acceptable method of abating this
violation is to repair the latching mechanism at the end of the platform
next to
the mast.

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $963 · Current $642 Reduced

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Issued

Aug 31, 2004

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004