OSHA Inspection: GS CARPENTRY, INC.

Issued

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4351.00 · Current $2610.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(iv):Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms without being specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use: Note:  Preamble to Subpart L promulgated new paragraph (c)(2)(iv) & (v) in final rule to provide guidance. Added provision requires that in the case of fork-lifts, the entire scaffold platform be secured to the forklift.  a)  Worksite - On or about July 13, 2022, employees were being lowered from a residential roof with a work platform.  The height of the lift was approximately 24'.  The platform used is not designed for use with the telehandler.

Issued

2022-09-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(v):The employer used forklifts  to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: Note:  Preamble to Subpart L promulgated new paragraph (c)(2)(iv) & (v) in final rule to provide guidance. Added provision requires that in the case of fork-lifts, the entire scaffold platform be secured to the forklift.    a) Worksite - On or about July 13, 2022, employees were being lowered from a residential roof with a work platform.  The height of the lift was approximately 24'.  Only one of the two forks of the telehandler was attached to the work platform.