OSHA Inspection: GREINER INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

Issued

Nov 22, 1994

Abate by

Dec 25, 1994

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 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 inadvertent
scaffold movement:
(a)Thomson Corporation Site - Employee was exposed to inadvertent raising
of the scaffold
platform due to the  neutral latching mechanism being broken and/or
missing from the
control levers.  These control levers were missing the labels as required.
These condition
existed on the Marklift self propelled scissor lift in use on October 29,
1994 at the time
of an accident.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REPLACE THE MISSING OR BROKEN PARTS AND PROPERLY
LABEL THE CONTROL LEVERS.

Issued

Nov 22, 1994

Abate by

Dec 25, 1994

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 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 inadvertent
scaffold movement:
(a)Thomson Corporation Site - Employee was exposed to inadvertent raising
of the scaffold
platform due to the inadequate training provided prior to the operation of
the scaffold
which did not include reading and understanding the manufacturer's
operating instructions
and safety rules.  This condition existed during the operation of the
Marklift self
propelled scissor lift in use on October 29, 1994 at the time of an
accident.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRAINING FOR OPERATORS.

Issued

Nov 22, 1994

Abate by

Dec 25, 1994

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $6,000 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 inadvertent
scaffold movement:
(a)Thomson Corporation Site - Employee was exposed to inadvertent raising
of the scaffold
platform due to the  inadequate equipment inspection provided prior to the
operation of
the scaffold which did not include an inspection for defects in the
structure and
components of the scaffold as well as an inspection of the functional
controls for
operation.  A thorough inspection was not conducted prior to the operation
of the
Marklift self propelled scissor lift in use on October 29, 1994 at the
time of an accident.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE INSPECTION OF EQUIPMENT.