OSHA Inspection: BLAKE BROTHERS GLASS COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Feb 9, 2001

Abate by

Feb 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $525

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 if a personnel platform is to be used to lift employees, the
platform is 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 10
inches (250 mm) on either side]."
2.  The original advice of the Lull manufacturer manual strongly
recommended that the lift not be used to lift personnel.d