OSHA Inspection: ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIBER PLUS

Issued

Oct 26, 1998

Abate by

Oct 29, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 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 the hazard of falling to the ground below:
On or about September 3, 1998, employees operating the Evergreen Line
Master Aerial Ladder
on truck #201 at heights up to 15 feet were exposed to the hazard of being
thrown from the
platform in the event of a hydraulic failure, due to the fact that the
ladder lockout was not
functional.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to repair the ladder lockout device in accordance with ANSI/SIA
A92.2-1990, American
National Standard for Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial
Devices, Section 4.8,
System Protection, which states the following:
Where the operation of the aerial device is accomplished by hydraulic
means, the system
shall be equipped with appropriate devices to prevent motion of the
platform(s) or
material lifting device, or both, in the event of hydraulic line failure.