OSHA Inspection: RAIL CAR SERVICE COMPANY

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 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 multiple injuries from falling hazard when
employees are
elevated on platforms when used with a powered industrial truck and the
platform is not
secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks and not provided with a
midrail:
a.Production Areas; personnel platform was not secured to the powered
industrial trucks lifting carriage and/or forks and did not have a
guardrail
system that included a midrail.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is the use of a platform meeting the following requirements:
1.Platform must be secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks.
2.Platform must have a slip resistant surface.
3.Platform must be equipped with a standard guard rail system as follows:
a.System to consist of toprail, midrail and toeboard.
b.Toprail positioned with a vertical height of between 39 and 45 inches
above the surface of the platform.  Rope, chain, etc. used in place of
solid railing not be able to be deflected more than 3 inches outward
when a 200 pound force is applied and downward deflection to assure
vertical height does not go below 39 inches.
c.Midrail positioned about 1/2 way between platform surface and
uppermost surface of top guard rail.
d.Access opening through the guard rail system be protected by a device
providing equivalent protection of the guard rail system.
4.Operator to be in the control position of the powered truck when
personnel
elevated.
5.Overhead protection is mandatory for the powered truck and, if required
by
operating conditions, the platform.
6.When the moving parts of the truck represent a hazard, means must be
provided to protect personnel in the normal working position.
7.Workers are to be instructed to keep their feet on the surface of the
platform
so as not to negate the protective guard rail system.

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $325 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 crushing/amputation hazard from unintended
activitation:
a.Fabrication Dept.; foot pedals on the blue Cincinnati Press Brake and the
Kling Brothers Engineering Works Punch Press were not guarded.
Or in the Alternative:
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to protect
operators and other
employees from the hazard created by unguarded foot pedals:
a.Fabrication Dept.; foot pedals on the blue Cincinnati Press Brake and the
Kling Brothers Engineering Works Punch Press were not guarded.ing

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $325 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Aug 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $325 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $675 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Sep 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $675 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $325 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Apr 25, 1996

Penalty

Initial $1,225 · Current $1,025 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Sep 25, 1995

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Sep 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Sep 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Sep 25, 1995

Issued

Jun 22, 1995

Abate by

Jul 25, 1995