OSHA Inspection: X.S. SMITH INC.

Issued

Oct 20, 1993

Abate by

Oct 25, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health 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 in
that an employee was exposed to the hazard of falling while
working off a pallet elevated on the forkes of an industrial
truck 13 feet above the ground:
a)   X.S. Smith warehouse addition construction site, second
floor-pallet elevated on the forks of a lift truck was
not secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks, nor was
the platform equipped with guard rails, nor was the
employee working from the pallet tied off.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this hazard is:
1) the safety work platform is to be secured to the forks or
most of the fork lift.
2) the safety work platform is to be outfitted with guard
railings consisting of a top rail, midrail, and toeboard on
all open sides of the platform or means are to be provided to
allow the employee in the work platform to tie off:
For assistance refer to American National Standards Institute(ANSI)
B56.1-1975 Section 513a(1) and

Issued

Oct 20, 1993

Abate by

Oct 25, 1993

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Oct 20, 1993

Abate by

Oct 25, 1993

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Oct 20, 1993

Abate by

Oct 25, 1993

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced