OSHA Inspection: TRI M ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Jun 24, 2009

Abate by

Jun 29, 2009

Penalty

Initial $250 · Current $250

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 operating a Genie
forklift, Model
GTH-644, equipped with a roll over protection system, without wearing the
seatbelt was
exposed to the hazard of being thrown from the forklift at the University
of South Carolina-
Beaufort student center job site.  A feasible and useful method, among
others, to correct this
hazard is to ensure employees wear the seatbelt when operating the
forklift.