OSHA Inspection: RENFROE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Dec 24, 2008

Abate by

Dec 30, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: 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 while being elevated on the forks of a Sky Trak
Rough Terrain Forklift
Truck.
Date: On or about 11-06-2008 & approximately 10:00am.
Location: On the North side of the block wall at the construction site
located at 3123 Watson
Blvd. Warner Robins, Georgia 31088.
Condition: An employee was observed working from an elevated work platform
approximately
10 - 12 feet above the ground level on a Sky Trak #3606 Rough Terrain
Forklift Truck without
a personal fall arrest system or guardrail system. The employee was using
the Sky Trak rough
terrain forklift to ride the forks and mask and a pallet to the top layer
of the block wall.
Among other means, one feasible and acceptable abatement method would be
to provide a
platform which complies with the design requirements listed in the
American Society of
Mechanical Engineers B56.6-1992 Section 5.15 Elevating Personnel.
The employee was instructed to get down and not perform this unsafe
operation again.
Abatement was completed on the job site the day of the inspection
11-06-2008
No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Dec 24, 2008

Abate by

Dec 30, 2008

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced