OSHA Inspection: EASTERN SLOPE INN ASSOCIATION

Issued

Mar 20, 1997

Abate by

Mar 25, 1997

Penalty

Initial $625 · Current $313 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 falls to the ground:
a.Forklift Platform - The platform's floor dimensions exceeded two times
the fork
separation distance of 24".
b.Forklift Platform - The platform did not have a 4" toe plate.
c.Forklift Platform - The platform did not have a plate with the following
information on it: maximum work load including personnel and equipment; and
weight of the empty platform.
d.Forklift Platform - The platform did not have a means to ensure that the
platform
could be centered laterally on the fork truck.
e.Forklift Platform - The platform was not secured to the vertical face of
the
forks,
carraige or lifting mechanism.
f.Forklift Platform - The platform did not have a means to securely attach
the
platform to the lifting platform to prevent the platform from pivoting.
g.Forklift Platform - The platform was operated without rendering
inoperative the
controls other than the elevating controls.
h.Forklift Platform - The platform's floor dimensions guardrails were less
than 42
inches above the platform; the midrails were less than 21 inches above the
platform.
ABATEMENT NOTE: One feasible and acceptable method of abatement would be
to comply
with requirements of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers document
ASME/ANSI
B56.6-1992, Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks.t