OSHA Inspection: N.E.P. GLASS CO. LTD.

Issued

Jan 13, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 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 the hazard of falling or being crushed:
a) In front of addition at Greece CSD - Athena MS/HS, employees were using
a Genie Aerial
Lift, Model # Z45/25J, 4 x 4 as a crane to lift window mullions off the
rack of the pickup truck
and to set them in place exposing the employees to falls of approximately
twenty-five (25) feet
to the ground below or being crushed by the lift.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD WOULD BE TO TRAIN THE EMPLOYEES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE
OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR GENIE AERIAL LIFTS, MODEL Z-45/25J AND THE
ANSI/SIA STANDARD, A92.2-1992 FOR VEHICLE MOUNTED ELEVATING AND
ROTATING WORK PLATFORMS, NEITHER ALLOWS AERIAL LIFTS TO BE USED
AS CRANES.
NO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Jan 13, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

Jan 13, 2005

Abate by

Jan 19, 2005

Penalty

Initial $28,000 · Current $5,000 Reduced

Issued

Jan 13, 2005

Abate by

Jan 31, 2005

Issued

Jan 13, 2005

Abate by

Jan 31, 2005

Issued

Jan 13, 2005

Abate by

Jan 31, 2005