OSHA Inspection: DEES PAPER COMPANY

Issued

Jan 12, 1998

Abate by

Jan 16, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

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 fall hazards while repositioning a loaded pallet on the
storage racks or
retrieving merchandise.
a)Warehouse building, on or about September 25, 1997 an employee was
fatally injured
when he fell of a pallet which had been elevated using a Crown fork lift
truck.  The
pallet was not provided with:
1)A skid resistant surface.
2)Provision to protect personnel in the normal working position from
moving parts
of the truck that represent a hazard.
3)Restraining means such as rails, chains, cable, etc. or a means for
securing an
operator tether.
4)The pallet was not secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks.
Among other methods, one possible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to insure the elevatable personnel platform for use with powered
industrial trucks be designed
and used in accordance with ANSI B56.1-1975, American National
Standard-Safety Standard
For Powered Industrial Trucks.  Specifically paragraphs 427 and 513.

Issued

Jan 12, 1998

Abate by

Jan 20, 1998

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $525

Issued

Jan 12, 1998

Abate by

Jan 20, 1998

Issued

Jan 12, 1998

Abate by

Jan 21, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Jan 12, 1998

Abate by

Jan 20, 1998

Issued

Jan 12, 1998

Abate by

Jan 21, 1998