OSHA Inspection: MARK LINE INDUSTRIES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INCORPORATED

Issued

Apr 1, 2002

Abate by

Apr 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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 because
an aluminum platform was not secured:
(a) Line 1, Metal Roofs Department - An open sided aluminum platform that
measured
approximately twenty (20) inches in width by twenty (20) feet in length
was not secured
against movement/displacement.  An employee fell approximately eight (8)
feet, ten (10)
inches from the unsecured/sliding platform and suffered fatal injuries, on
or about February
18, 2002.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO SECURE THE ALUMINUM PLATFORM FROM SLIDING.

Issued

Apr 1, 2002

Abate by

Apr 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,900 Reduced

Issued

Apr 1, 2002

Abate by

Apr 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced