OSHA Inspection: LAKELAND CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jan 14, 2003

Abate by

Jan 18, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $840 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 employmentwhich 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 oversized 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/ANSE 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) Did
not have the front guard rail at a height of 42 inches and/or a body
harness and lanyard used.
The above conditions were observed when employees were installing windows
on the building.
using a Gradall 634 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.