OSHA Inspection: DON ZEPNICK & SONS CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

May 9, 2002

Abate by

May 13, 2002

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $368 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 place of employment which were free from recognized
hazards that
were causing of likely to cause death or serious harm to employees, in
that employees were
exposed to multiple injuries or death from using an oversized platform on
a rough terrain
forklift and standing on the top rail of the work platform.
At the site, employees were exposed to multiple and/or death by use of an
elevated work
platform which was not designed, constructed, and/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 section 8.24 and
5.15 of
ASME/ANSI B56.6a in the following areas; (1) Platform dimension exceeded
in width more
that 10 inches greater than the overall width of the truck on either side.
(2)
Personnel are
prohibited to use as railings for the purpose of achieving additional
height.
(a)The above conditions were observed when the employees were installing
windows in a
personnel basket that was 6 foot wider than the wheelbase, installing trim
on the west side of
the building.  An employee was standing on the top rail of the platform
exposed to a fall of
19 feet.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these
hazards are to use a
safer alternate methods such as the use of a scaffold or a platform
approved by the
manufacture meeting the requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6a 1998 for
attachments on
rough terrain forklifts.
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

May 9, 2002

Abate by

May 14, 2002

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $210 Reduced