OSHA Inspection: CARL CATOE CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2007

Abate by

Sep 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $400 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 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 fall hazards:
a) at the construction site, the personnel lift basket/platform used in
conjunction with
the Lull rough terrain forktruck had not been provided with a rated load
capacity
prior to use.
Reference: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Safety Standard
For Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME B56.6-2002, Part II,
Section 5.15, Elevating Personnel.
Reference: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Safety Standard
For Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME B56.6-2002, Part III,
Section 8.5, Nameplates and Markings.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard
is to immediately provide a loading rating capacity test of the personal
lift
platform and affix the maximum capacity to the attachment.