OSHA Inspection: KLEINERT INC.

Issued

2003-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $735.00 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 tipping hazard when using
an oversized platform
on a rough terrain truck:
At the site, employees were exposed to multiple and or death created by
the use of an
elevated work platform which was not designed, constructed, and/or used in
accordance with
the acceptable requirements of the American 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)
Controls were not installed on the elevating platform and/or an operator
at the controls.
(a)At the site, employees were exposed to a tipping hazard when working
from a 16
foot basket attached to a rough terrain truck with a 9 foot wheel base.
The platform did not have
weight load information, and employees were working from the platform when
the operator was
not at the controls.
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 as ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998
for all
attachments on rough terrain forklifts.
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

2003-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-04-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $735.00 Reduced

Issued

2003-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-04-06 00:00:00

Issued

2003-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-04-04 00:00:00

Issued

2003-04-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-04-06 00:00:00