OSHA Inspection: DUQUAINE DEVELOPMENT INC.

Issued

2003-07-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $525.00 · Current $368.00 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 serious physical harm to employees from
falls when using an
oversized, or a platform not rated for loads on a rough terrain truck:
Elevated work platforms used with Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks as
designated by the
manufacturer must meet design, construction, and use requirements as
outlined by ASME B56.6
Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks section 8.24 and other
acceptable industry
practices.
(a) On or about July 8, 2003, employees of DuQuaine Development Inc.
worked in an elevated
platform suspended by a Sky Trak, all-terrain lift which did not meet the
design and use
requirements of ASME B56.6 in the following areas:
1) The guardrail around the upper periphery was incomplete.
2) The platform did not have the maximum work load and empty weight
information
prominently marked.
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 B56.6-2002 for attachments on rough
terrain forklifts.
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.