OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST CYCLE AND HONDA

Issued

Dec 20, 1991

Abate by

Jan 6, 1992

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

General-duty citation text

The alledged violations have been grouped because they involve
similar related hazards that may increase the potential for injury
resulting from an accident.
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Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish 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
a twelve (12) foot fall hazard while working from an unsecured
and improperly guarded work platform while being elevated by a
forklift
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a) A "shop built" work platform is used to elevate
motorcycles to twelve(12) feet above the floor.  Employees
push the motorcycles onto a loft from this platform which
was not secured to the forks and the face of the truck,
on or about November 20, 1991.
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Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard can be accomplished by meeting the following
criteria when utilizing powered industrial truck(s) to elevate
personnel on a platform:
-The platform must be secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks
-The platform must have a slip resistant surface
-The platform must be equipped with a guardrail system that complies
with the following requirements:
a) The guardrail system must consist of a toprail, midrail and
toeboard.
b) The toprail shall be positioned at a vertical height of not less
than 39 inches nor more than 45 inches above the surface
of the platform.
c) The toprail shall not deflect to a point lower than 39 inches
above the surface of the platform when a 200 pound concentrated
horizontal load is applied to it nor shall it permanently deform
when such load is applied to it.
d) The midrail shall be positioned approximately half way between
the surface of the platform and the upper most surface of the
top guardrail.
e) The access opening, through the guardrail system, must be
protected by a device that provides protection equivalent to
that provided by the guardrail system.
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-An operator shall be in the control position of the powered
industrial truck
-Overhead protection, if required by operating conditions, shall
be provided.
-Means shall be provided to protect personnel, in the normal working
position, from moving parts of the trucks that represent a hazard.

Issued

Dec 20, 1991

Abate by

Jan 6, 1992

Issued

Dec 20, 1991

Abate by

Dec 26, 1991