OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN HERITAGE GENERAL CONTRACTORS INC

Issued

Apr 18, 2005

Abate by

May 3, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Apr 18, 2005

Abate by

May 23, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 multiple injuries from a falling hazard when
elevated on a pallet
used as a platform on the forks of a rough terrain powered industrial
truck, and the platform
was not secured to the forks and was not provided with guardrails.
a) Southern Heritage General Contractors: the employer allowed an employee
to be elevated
to a height of 18 feet while standing on a wooden pallet that was not
secured to the forks of
the Skytrak rough terrain fork lift, on March 21,2005.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard:
A Lifting platform, designed and approved for such use, shall be secured
to the forks of the
industrial truck as per American National Standards Institute safety
standard
for Low lift and
High Lift trucks, ANSI/ASME B56.1-2000, Section 4.17.3(b), or employees
shall use a
scissors lift or other appropriate working platform.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION

Issued

Apr 18, 2005

Abate by

May 3, 2005

Issued

Apr 18, 2005

Abate by

May 3, 2005