OSHA Inspection: SOUTH TEXAS ERECTORS, INC.

Issued

Nov 2, 2000

Abate by

Nov 8, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $720 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)  On or about 8-15-00 at The Forum Mall, Selma, TX an employee was
observed being elevated by
the forks of a forklift.  The forklift was being used to lower the
employee from the truss of the building under
construction. The employee was not equipped with a personal fall arrest
system and/ or a platform equipped
with railing to protect employees from falls was not used.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to
provide employees with a safety platform equipped with standard railing
(reference ANSI/ANSI B56.1-1998) to
control employees exposure to falls whenever a truck without controls that
are elevatable with the lifting
carriage or forks is used to elevate personnel.