OSHA Inspection: LANG MASONRY CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

Feb 9, 2001

Abate by

Feb 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,225 · Current $1,225

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.At the worksite, on or about January 18, 2001, a rough terrain forklift
(model no. 844c-
42; serial no. SEP96W16P22511) was used to support two employees working
on a
platform 25 feet in the air from grade.  The platform extended three to
four feet from
both sides of the overall width of the truck.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this
hazard
include, but are not limited to, the following;
1.  Following the forklift manufacture's recommendation in their
owner/operator manual for the rough terrain forklift (model no. 844C-42)
which states that if a personnel platform was to be used to lift employees
the platform was to meet ANSI B56.6 1992 (amended 1994), which states
in paragraph 8.25 that the platform shall not "have a width greater than
the overall width of the truck [measured across the load bearing tires plus
ten inches (250 mm) on either side]."
2.  The original advice of the Lull manufacture manual strongly recommends
that the lift not be used to lift personnel.