OSHA Inspection: BUSINESS INTERIORS FLOOR COVERING

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

May 9, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 falls from work platforms elevated by powered industrial
trucks:
(a) Location - Warehouse:
On or about 12/01/00, an employee was elevated on a wooden pallet with
wooden
guardrails using a powered industrial truck.
Among other means, one feasible means of abatement would be to:
1. Comply with all of the requirements of ANSI/ASME B56.1-1993, Safety
Standard for
Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Sections 4.17 Elevating Personnel and 7,35
Platforms -
Elevating, which include, but are not limited to:
a) Providing a restraining system such as a guardrail or means for
securing personnel such as a body belt and lanyard and where guardrails
with entry gates or chains are
reprovided, ensure that they are capable of withstanding a concentrated
horizontal force
of 200 lbs.; and
b) providing a means to securely attach the platform to the lifting
carriage or forks and
to prevent the lifting carriage or forks from pivoting upward; and
c) providing the weight of the platform, load capacity and the capacity of
the truck needed to lift the platform with a determined load in a
prominent location on the
platform.

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

May 9, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

Jun 7, 2001

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

Jun 7, 2001

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

Jun 7, 2001

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

Jun 7, 2001

Issued

Apr 20, 2001

Abate by

Jun 7, 2001