OSHA Inspection: TITAN INDUSTRIAL, INC.

Issued

Feb 17, 2005

Abate by

Mar 22, 2005

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $875

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards
which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply
with this
regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations
promulgated under
Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as
amended,
as
follows:
A.  Employer knew or should have known that employees working from 20-foot
extension
ladder at Keller Mill Rd. were exposed to the hazard of falling off the
ladder.  A feasible
and useful means of abatement, among others, is to have employees trained
by a competent
person on ladder safety in the following areas, as applicable:
1) The proper use, placement, and care in handling of ladders.
2) The maximum intended load-carrying capacity of ladders being used.
B.  Employer knew or should have known that employees working on a 10-foot
high roof at
Keller Mills Rd. were exposed to the hazard of falling off the roof.  A
feasible and useful
means of abatement, among others, is to train employees by a competent
person in fall
protection in the following areas:
1) The nature of fall hazards in the work area.
2) The proper use, operation, and maintenance of fall protection or fall
arrest systems
to be used.

Issued

Feb 17, 2005

Abate by

Feb 24, 2005