OSHA Inspection: FENTON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Nov 26, 2003

Abate by

Nov 30, 2003

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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 a fall of 22 feet while working
from an unsafe platform:
(a)Fenton Construction Co.,  at 3884 Woody Creek Road, Woody Creek, CO
81656:  The
controlling employer did not ensure the employees did not work from an
unsafe platform held
aloft by a rough terrain forklift in that two employees worked at
approximately 22 feet high on
a job made platform.  This condition exposed the employees to hazards of
fall of
approximately 22 feet.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to provide a
personnel platform which complies with the design requirements as per ASME
B56.6-1992, The American
Society of Mechanical Engineers - An American National Standard - Safety
Standard
for Rough Terrain
Forklift Trucks, paragraphs 5.15 and 8.25.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification