OSHA Inspection: ALL COUNTY RESTORATION, INC.

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 17, 1997

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 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: Falling 9 feet to ground.
On or about: 10/17/97
Location: On pallet, beside the rooftop of boiler room.
a) The employer did not provide employees, working on an elevated
platform, 9 feet above
the ground, with any fall protection such as a guardrail system or
personal
fall arrest system.
The work platform, a wooden pallet measuring approximately 4 feet wide by
4 feet long,
was not secured or fastened to the lifting forks of the Clark forklift.
AMONG OTHER METHODS ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS
(1) Provide employees fall protection for all elevation and work location
more than 6 feet
above the ground level.
(2)Follow the safety procedures in ANSI B56.1.1975 section 427 A to D and
513 A to B
American National Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks.
(3)Secure the work platform (wooden pallet) to the lifting forks before it
is elevated.
(4)Instruct and train all fork lift operators to observe the Safety Rules
for
Forklift
operations.
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement of this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 20, 1997

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 17, 1997

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 20, 1997

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 17, 1997

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 17, 1997

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 17, 1997

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 20, 1997

Issued

Dec 12, 1997

Abate by

Dec 20, 1997

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,300 Reduced