OSHA Inspection: SCHMIDT BROTHERS CUSTOM HOMES INC

Issued

Jul 22, 2003

Abate by

Jul 27, 2003

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 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
without guard rails 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).The platform exceeded two times the load center distance listed on the
nameplate,as
mentioned in Par 8.24.1,
(4) restraining means such as a guardrail or a means of securing personnel
such as a body belt
or lanyard.
(a)At the site, employees were exposed to a tipping hazard when working
off of two
rough terrain trucks with 9 foot wheel base using 16 foot long baskets.
The platform did not
have weight load information, employees were working from the platform
when the operator was
not at the controls, and the employees were exposed to a fall hazard due
to the guard rail system
that were removed from the platforms.
(b) At the site, employees were exposed to a tip and fall hazard from the
Skytrak platform
being more than twice as long as the load center marked on the loadplate.
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

Jul 22, 2003

Abate by

Jul 26, 2003

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $368 Reduced

Issued

Jul 22, 2003

Abate by

Jul 25, 2003

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $368 Reduced

Issued

Jul 22, 2003

Abate by

Jul 26, 2003

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $368 Reduced