OSHA Inspection: RAM CONSTRUCTION, LLC.

Issued

Apr 3, 2009

Abate by

Apr 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $125

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 to each of his employees  conditions of
employment and a place of employment free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees, in
that employees were exposed to falls from an unsecured wooden pallet on
the forks of a LULL Highlander II,
rough terrain forklift:
a)new commercial construction site - where one employee was performing
welding operations on
the entryway framework of the doorway while kneeling on a wooden pallet
placed on the forks
of a LULL Highlander II rough terrain forklift.  The employee was elevated
to 7-feet above
concrete without any type of fall protection system in use.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to use
appropriately designed personnel lifting equipment such as scissors-lift
type vehicles or bucket trucks.
Reference: ASME B56.6-1992, Paragraph 5.15.1: "A rough terrain forklift
truck should not be used to lift
people unless there is no other practical option.  If a rough terrain
forklift truck must be used to lift people, the
following precautions for the protection of the personnel shall be taken:
(a)"Provide a personnel platform which
complies with the design requirements listed in Part III of this Standard.
(b) Be certain that the platform is
securely attached to the lifting carriage or forks.... (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.... (s) A trained
operator must be in position to control the rough terrain forklift truck
or available to operate controls if the
platform is not equipped with controls. (t) The combined mass (weight) of
the platform, load, and personnel
shall not exceed one-third of the capacity at the related load center
position as indicated on the information
plate(s) of the rough terrain forklift truck ion which the platform is
used."rm