OSHA Inspection: T-VAN BUILDERS

Issued

Nov 7, 2001

Abate by

Nov 13, 2001

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $263 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 multiple injuries or death from a tipping over hazard
using an oversized
platform on a rough terrain forklift truck:
(a) Employees were exposed to multiple injuries and/or death hazards
created by the use of
elevated work platform which were not designed, constructed, and/or used
in accordance with
the acceptable requirements of the American National Safety Standard for
Rough Terrain forklift
Trucks, ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994 and other acceptable industry practices. For
example: The
platform used did not meet the following design and use requirements of
sections 8.25 and 5.15
of ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994 in the following areas: (1) Platform dimensions
exceeded in width
more than 10 inches greater than the overall width of the truck on either
side,
(2) Did not have
a maximum work load and empty weight information prominently marked on the
platform, (3)
The platform was not lowered when moved for positioning, (4) A trained
operator was not
available to operate the controls when the platform was not equipped with
controls.
The above conditions were observed when an employee was installing roof
sheeting and facia
at the roof eve of the building front in a 10 foot, 8 inch wide platform
attached to a Sky Lift
rough terrain fork lift truck with a tire width of 8 feet.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these
hazards are to use safer
alternative methods such as a scaffold or use a platform approved by the
manufacturer meeting
the design, manufacture, training, and use requirements of AMSE/ANSI
B56.6a-1994 for all
attachments on rough terrain forklifts.
No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.tion