OSHA Inspection: PARAGON CONTRACTORS CORPORATION

Issued

May 12, 2008

Abate by

May 15, 2008

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1): The employer failed to furnish
employment and a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
were likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his employees:
The employer failed to ensure employees were protected from falling as
follows:
(a)At the Zockell Phase 3 construction site, an employee setting a wood
beam
worked from a personnel platform attached to the forks of a Sky Trak 8042
rough
terrain forklift.  The employee was not wearing a body harness with lanyard
attached for fall protection, and stood on the midrail of the platform and
leaned
out over the edge.  The platform used lacked markings for capacity and
maximum
personnel.  The employee was exposed to possible serious injuries or death
from
a fall of up to approximately 40 feet to the ground or structure below.
Reference: ASME B56.6 - 1992: Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift
Trucks:
Section 5.15 Elevating Personnel
(k) Be certain that required restraining means such as railings, chains,
cable, body
belt(s) with lanyard(s), etc., are in place and properly used.
(u) Personnel are to maintain firm footing on platform floor unless
secured by
body belt and lanyard.  Use of railings, planks, ladders, etc., on the
platform for
purpose of achieving additional reach or height is prohibited.
Section 8.24 Platforms for Elevating Personnel
8.24.1 Design requirements for the manufacture of the platform shall
include the
following:
(f) information prominently indicated on the platform:
(1) maximum work load including personnel and equipment;
(2) weight of empty platform.
One feasible means of abatement would be to follow the requirements of ASME
B56.6 - 1992.