OSHA Inspection: V. P. WINTER DIST. CO.

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 8, 1990

Penalty

Initial $890 · Current $790 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 falling hazard to the concrete floor below when working on an
unguarded wooden work platform elevated approximately 0' to 25' in the
air by powered industrial forklifts:
a) Warehouse Area, employees working of an unguarded wooden work
platform (45" x 48" x 65") elevated to various heights by powered
industrial forklifts to retrieve materials from steel storage racks,
and the platform was not secured to the forks of th trucks, were
exposed to a falling hazard to the concrete below and possible
serious injury, October 4, 1989.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, SOME FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD ARE:
1) Provide proper and standard guardrail and toeboard on platform, top
rail not less than 39" nor more than 45' from surface of platform;
2) Platform must have a slip resistant surface;
3) Access opening to platform through guardrail must be equivalent to
that provided by guardrail;
4) Platform shall be securely fastened to the forklifts;
5) An operator shall be in control position of the powered industrial
truck;
6) Means shall be provided to protect personnel, in the normal working
position, from moving parts of the truck that represent a hazard;
7) Provide training for all personnel.

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Dec 23, 1989

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $210 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Feb 1, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $210 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Dec 28, 1989

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $210 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Dec 16, 1989

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $210 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $140 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Penalty

Initial $280 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Dec 16, 1989

Penalty

Initial $70 · Current $35 Reduced

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Jan 12, 1990

Issued

Dec 13, 1989

Abate by

Dec 16, 1989

Penalty

Initial $70 · Current $35 Reduced