OSHA Inspection: EDARON, INC.

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 a fall hazard of approximately 10 feet while being lifted
by a Mitsubishi forklift
Ser AF82A01667, Model FGC20 on an unsecured improper work platform
consisting of a pipe
rack/pallet assembly.  Among other methods, two acceptable means of
abatement to correct this
hazard is as follows:
1.  With the approval of the forklift manufacturer, the purchase of a
proper safety work platform
meeting the specifications of American National Institute Standard (ANSI)
B56.1-1993 or update
to be used as stipulated in Paragraph 4.17, Elevating Personnel.
2.  With the approval of the forklift manufacturer, the in-house
fabrication (certified by a
professional engineer) of a proper safety work platform meeting the
specifrications
of American
National Institute (ANSI) B56.1-1993 or update to be used as stipulated in
Paragraph 4.17,
Elevating Personnel.
333 CANAL STREET WAREHOUSE, DOCK AREA:  AN EMPLOYEE WAS BEING
LIFTED ON AN IMPROPER WORK PLATFORM CONSISTING OF A PIPE RACK/PALLET
ASSEMBLY UNSECURED TO THE FORKLIFT WHEN THE ASSEMBLY TILTED AND
FELL; THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE FLOOR SUSTAINING INJURIES RESULTING IN
HIS DEATH.ING

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Penalty

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

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not
furnish employmnent 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 crushing injuries in the event of a forklift tip-over
accident because of lack of
restraint devices.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means
of abatement to
correct hazard would be to install seatbelts and require the use of such
plantwide on all forklifts
which contain an overhead guard.
333 CANAL STREET WAREHOUSE:
1.  MITSUBISHI FORKLIFT SER AF82A01667, MODEL FGC20 CONTAINED A
SEATBELT ASSEMBLY WHICH LACKED A CONNECTION ON THE LEFT SIDE.
2.  MITSUBISHI FORKLIFT SER F3151503, MODEL FGC15 LACKED A SEATBELT.
3.  MITSUBISHI FORKLIFT SER AF81A50964, MODEL FGC15 LACKED A SEATBELT.4,

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Penalty

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

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Penalty

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

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Penalty

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

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

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Jul 30, 1999

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

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Jul 30, 1999

Issued

Jun 14, 1999

Abate by

Jul 30, 1999