OSHA Inspection: CARPENTER CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA, INC.

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,365 Reduced

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 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 struck by hazards:
a)Facility - The "Caterpillar" model #P5000, S/N AT3503916, LP type
forklift did not have a
functioning back-up alarm and was being used to transport bundles of
lumber from the saw
department to the production lines.
Abatement Note:
One feasible means of abatement would be to install a working back-up
alarm.  Also, ensure that the alarms
function is checked as part of the pre-shift inspection of the lift.  The
employer also could train employees to use
the horn when operating the forklift in reverse.

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,640 Reduced

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 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 crush by hazards:
a)Facility - Where employees were operating "Caterpillar", model #P5000,
LP type forklifts and
were observed not wearing the factory installed seatbelts.
Abatement Note:
Retrain employees on the safe use and operation of forklifts, and enforce
the use of seatbelts while operating the
lifts.ing

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

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 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 a fall from elevation:
a)Production line #1D - Where a homemade ladder used to access the latch
on a roll-up door was
made with 2" X 4" X 16' southern yellow pine lumber, had no filler blocks,
or the correct
amount of nails in each rung.
Abatement Note:
Adjust/Fix the latch so that the roll-up door could be opened from the
ground without having to use a ladder, or
purchase an extension ladder with rubber feet and use it to access the
latch.

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,365 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,275 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,365 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,365 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,640 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,640 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $683 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $683 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 22, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $683 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jul 10, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012

Issued

Jun 14, 2012

Abate by

Jun 19, 2012