OSHA Inspection: NORPAC CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

Feb 25, 2010

Abate by

Mar 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1):  Every employer did not 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 furnish employment and a place which was free from
recognized hazards
as follows:
a.During the inspection at the Paradise Place construction site, an
employee used
an all terrain forklift (Care Lift Zoom Boom 10056; model #ZB10056-44;
serial
#B10056T215570A) to elevate another employee to an upper work platform
located on the second floor of the house being constructed. The employee
that
was elevated by standing on the forks of the all terrain forklift while it
was being
raised and extended. The operators manual for the Care Lift Zoom Boom 10056
state "Never ride or stand on forks". The operators manual also state:
Platforms
for elevating personnel shall conform to the guidelines set out in ASME
B56.6b-
1998, Safety Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks. There was not a
platform available for elevating personnel on the forklift on the site.
A feasible mean of abatement would be to ensure that all employees
operating
powered industrial trucks have been properly trained on the operation and
safe
use of the power industrial trucks on the job site and ensure that
employees use
an approved method to access the upper floor work areas such as ladders.

Issued

Feb 25, 2010

Abate by

Mar 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Issued

Feb 25, 2010

Abate by

Mar 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,200 Reduced

Issued

Feb 25, 2010

Abate by

Mar 2, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,400 Reduced

Issued

Feb 25, 2010

Abate by

Mar 1, 2010

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $240 Reduced