OSHA Inspection: CIRILO LOPEZ JARQUIN DBA CIRILO LOPEZ JARQUIN

Issued

Jun 30, 2006

Abate by

Jul 6, 2006

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

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
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:
a)jobsite, on or about May 12, 2006, the employer did not
ensure that adequate precautions were taken to prevent
employees from being struck by the wood framed wall that
they were attempting to manually raise into its intended
position.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to
correct this hazard include:
1)Use cranes with appropriate and approved attachments to
lift and place framed walls; or
2) Use a rough terrain forklift of adequate size and
capacity with appropriate and approved attachments to
lift framed wall;  or
3)Use either manual or mechanical/electrical wall jacks to
assist with the lifting and placing framed walls;  or
4)When manually lifting a wall, assure that a sufficient
number of workers are continually assisting while a wall
is being raised.  In addition, when manually lifting
walls, assure that:
a)Secure framed wall's bottom plate with adequate
sized metal bands (at least a one-inch band nailed
to the floor joist) located at each end of the wall
and spaced not more than 6 feet apart or other
adequate feasible means of securing the bottom
plate;  and
b)Use an adequate number of protection blocks secured
to the floor joist with an adequate number and size
of nails driven at opposing angles.