OSHA Inspection: KREILKAMP TRUCKING, INC.

Issued

Aug 5, 2008

Abate by

Aug 9, 2008

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,000 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 a crushing hazard from falling machinery:
a)  On 5-28-08, an employee was exposed to crushing injuries while
unloading a Genie TZ-
34/20 aerial lift from a flat bed trailer.  While the employee was on the
trailer to position the
aerial lift near the edge of the trailer so it could be taken off with a
forklift truck, the aerial lift
rolled and fell off the side of the trailer, pinning the employee beneath
it.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to
correct this hazard
is to follow and implement the Genie Operator's Manual which states to
move the machine to
different site locations by using a tow vehicle or to use proper lifting
techniques to move, load
and unload the machine.  Only attached rigging to the designated lifting
points on the machine.
From the four lifting points on chassis, the aerial lift can then be
lifted by a crane.