OSHA Inspection: FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 25, 2005

Abate by

Oct 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $750 Reduced

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 employee working near raised
cowl and
lifting fixture could be exposed to being crushed by falling cowl and
lifting fixture.  A
feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to insure that
the cowl is lifted only
when directly under the Coffing hoist.
B.  Employer knew or should have known that employees working near raised
cowl and
lifting fixture could be exposed to being crushed by falling cowl and
lifting fixture.  A
feasible and useful means of abatement, among others, is to insure that
the employees do not
use the limit switch of the Coffing hoist as a routine operating stop when
lifting
cowl on the
chassis.

Issued

Aug 25, 2005

Abate by

Aug 30, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $600 Reduced