OSHA Inspection: PINE GROVE WOOLENS, INC.

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Oct 27, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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
falling injuries from the elevated forks of an electric forklift:
a)  Pine Grove Woolens, Inc., employees were levated
in a cardboard box on industrial truck forks and the
platform was not secured to the forks or an upright,
September 24, 1992.
b)  Pine Grove Woolens, Inc.,  employees were elevated
in a cardboard box on industrial truck forks without
full platform perimeter guarding or personal fall
restraints, September 24, 1992.
c)  Pine Grove Woolens, Inc.,  employees were elevated
in a cardboard box on industrial truck forks without
a guard to protect the employees from contact with
one fork lift truck mast mechanism, September 24, 1992.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, SOME FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE
ABATEMENT METHODS TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:
(1)  to provide a personnel platform with chains or
clamps to secure the personnel platform to the
industrial truck lifting carriage or forks
(instance a).
(2)  to provide a personnel platform with guardrails
and midrails or a body belt with lanyard or
deceleration device to be worn by the person
on the platform (instance b).
(3)  to provide a personnel platform fitted with a
guard to protect personnel in the normal working
position on the platform from moving parts on
the truck (instance c).

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 6, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 6, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 21, 1992

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $625 Reduced

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 21, 1992

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 21, 1992

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 6, 1992

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 21, 1992

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 21, 1992

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 21, 1992

Issued

Oct 19, 1992

Abate by

Nov 6, 1992

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $240 Reduced