OSHA Inspection: CARABIE CORPORATION

Issued

Mar 16, 1999

Abate by

Mar 19, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $675 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: the hazard of being crushed by portions of the vehicle
mounted vertical lift,
due to instability of the support structure.
Location: Sprain Brook Parkway, below Hartsdale Ave. overpass
On or about: 2/10/99
a) An employee, cleaning the steel bridge overpass, was working on a plank
that was supported
on one side by a vehicle mounted vertical lift. This condition exposes the
employee to the hazard
of being crushed by portions of the vehicle mounted vertical lift.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
1) As specified in paragraph 15.1 of American National Standard, standard
A92.7 1990,
Airline Ground Support Vehicle Mounted Vertical Lift, personnel shall
maintain a firm
footing on the platform floor while working thereon. Planks, ladders, or
any other devise
on the platform shall not be used for achieving additional height.
2) Support the plank using scaffolding rather than a vehicle mounted
vertical lift.
3) Support the plank using the bridge support structure rather than a
vehicle mounted
vertical lift.
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.