OSHA Inspection: RT FRAMING

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 6, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):  Employees engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems, nor were employees provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b).  Note:  If using these systems was infeasible or created a greater hazard, the employer did not develop and implement a fall protection plan meeting the requirements of paragraph (k) of 1926.502:    a)  RT Framing at 2217 Wagon Way, Louisville, CO 80027:  On or before July 14, 2012, the employer did not ensure that employees were protected from falling in the following instances:    1)  An employee was receiving roof trusses by standing on the top of the interior walls of the second floor without a fall protection system;    2)  An employee was setting the (first) exterior roof truss, while working on the top of the interior walls of the second floor, using a rope, rope grab, and a 2 foot long synthetic lanyard without a shock absorbing lanyard (using a fall restraint system instead of a fall protection system); and    3)  An employee was setting the (first) exterior roof truss, while working on the top of the interior walls of the second floor, without an approved anchorage point.      Condition exposed employees to the fall hazards of up to 16'.

Issued

Aug 29, 2012

Abate by

Sep 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.602(c)(1)(ii): Modifications or additions affecting the safe operation of the equipment were made without the manufacturer's written approval:  Note:  If such modifications or changes were made, the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals should have been changed accordingly:    a)  RT Framing at 2217 Wagon Way, Louisville, CO 80027:  On or before July 14, 2012, the employer did not ensure that the attachment to the Gradall JLG model 534D9-45, consisting of an extension to handle trusses, had received the forklift manufacturer's approval.  The attachment extended the rigging connection point out by about 15', and the modified load capacity charts were not posted or available.  The attachment was manufactured by RLS Specialty Fabrication, serial number 15106791.  This lattice boom style attachment was used to lift a bundle of 3 roof trusses and extend them above the second floor top plate for the length of the house.  An employee working on an interior second floor top plate had to duck under the load as it passed by.  The forklift operator did not know the weight of the roof trusses, nor the capacity of the forklift at this extended height and reach using this attachment.  Condition exposed this employee to the hazard of getting struck by falling loads.