OSHA Inspection: FOX STRUCTURES, INC

Issued

2002-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $420.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 an unsecured platform,
inadequate guard rails
(fall protection), and tipping over hazard when using an oversized,
non-secured, and
inadequately guarded platform on a rough terrain forklift.
(a) At the site, employees were exposed to multiple injuries and/or death
created by the use of
an elevated work platform which were not designed, constructed, or used in
accordance with the
acceptable requirements of the American National Safety Standards for
Rough Terrain Forklift
Trucks, ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 and other acceptable industry practices. For
example, the
platform did not meet the following design and use requirements of
sections 8.25 and 5.15 of
ASME/ANSI B56.6a in the following areas: (1) Platform dimension exceeded
in
width more
than 10 inches greater than the overall width of the truck on either side,
(2) Did not have the
maximum work load and empty weight information prominently marked on the
platform, (3)
Platform was not attached to the forks or lifting mechanism, (4) Did not
have the front guard
rail at a height of 42 inches and/or a body harness and lanyard used, (5)
Controls were not
installed on the elevating platform and/or an operator at the truck
controls (6) The platform was
not kept horizontal, and (7) The area adjacent to the door below the
basket was not marked.
The above conditions were observed when an employee was installing siding
on a pole building
using a platform on a Sky Track rough terrain forklift.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these
hazards are to use safer
alternate methods such as a scaffold or use a platform approved by the
manufacturer meeting
the design, manufacture, and requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994 for all
attachments
on
rough terrain forklifts.
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

2002-04-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-04-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $315.00 Reduced