Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: FALLING

North Carolina General Statue 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees condition of employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of collapsing structures under the hammer hog and the overhead vacuum tube. a)rear of plant, hammer hog, approximately 23' high, area between steel I beam support structure beneath same and power control building, vertical I beams supporting structure damaged by forklifts and other material handling vehicle collisions, weakening the supports. b)rear of plant, overhead vacuum conveyor tube approximately 30' high, area adjacent to angle iron support structures, vertical support structure damaged by collisions with forklifts and other material handling vehicles, weakening the supports. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard would be to replace the vertical supports.