OSHA Inspection: DOLE BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Jan 28, 2002

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to the hazard of being lifted by a an unsecured personnel
platform by use of a
forklift attachment which had been welded to the frame of an
Allis-Chalmers tractor, Model I-
600:
(a) JOBSITE AT CROP PRODUCTION, ELM STREET, SOUTH DEERFIELD, MA  -- ON
OR ABOUT 12/3/2001, AN ALLIS-CHALMERS TRACTOR, MODEL I-600 WITH A
FORKLIFT ATTACHMENT, WAS USED TO LIFT TWO (2) EMPLOYEE(S) UP TO AN
APPROXIMATE HEIGHT OF 11-12 FEET ON A PERSONNEL PLATFORM WHICH
MEASURED 8'X 4'; THE PERSONNEL PLATFORM WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED
TO THE LIFTING CARRIAGE AND/OR FORKS.  NO IDENTIFIABLE NAMEPLATE WAS
FOUND ON THE ALLIS-CHALMERS TRACTOR WHICH IDENTIFIED THE RATED
CAPACITY OF THIS SAID VEHICLE.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard,
would be to comply with ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
ASME B56.1-
1993, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Section 4.17
Elevating Personnel,
specifically Section 4.17.3, in that, whenever a truck is equipped with a
work platform, the
following precautions shall include, but not be limited to, the following
steps for the protection
of personnel:
(a) Provide a platform that complies with the design requirements of
paragraph 7.35, namely that
work platforms shall comply with 7.35 as follows:
1. Have a slip-resistant floor surface;
2. Shall have a minimum floor space of 18 in. X 18 in. for each platform
occupant;
3. Provide protection for personnel in their normal working position on
the platform from
moving parts of the truck that represent a hazard; and
4. Provide a restraining means such as a guard rail system or a positive
means for
securing personnel such as by a restraint system.
(b) The platform attachment means are applied and the platform is securely
attached to the lifting
carriage or forks;
(c) When the lifting carriage and/or forks are supporting the platform
used to elevate personnel,
the lifting carriage and/or forks are secured to prevent them from
pivoting upward;
(d) Before elevating personnel, mark area with cones or other devices to
warn of work by
elevated personnel;
(e) Lift and lower personnel smoothly, with caution, and only at their
request;
(d) The combined weight of the platform, load, and personnel not to exceed
one-half of the
capacity as indicated on the nameplate of the truck on which the  platform
is used;
(e) Move truck and/or platform slowly, only for minor adjustments in
horizontal positioning
when personnel are on the platform, and only at their request;
(f) Have a trained operator in position to control the truck or available
to operate controls. When
the operator is not in the operating position, engage the parking brake
and block the wheels;
(g) The combined weight of the platform, load, and personnel not to exceed
one-half of the
capacity as indicted on the nameplate of the truck on which the platform
is used;
(d) Personnel are to remain on the platform floor.  Use of railings,
planks, ladders, etc., on the
platform for the purpose of achieving additional reach or height is
prohibited; and
(e) Personnel and equipment on the platform not to exceed the available
space.ble

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Feb 25, 2002

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Jan 27, 2002

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Jan 27, 2002

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Jan 27, 2002

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Feb 25, 2002

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Jan 23, 2002

Abate by

Jan 27, 2002

Penalty

Initial $21,000 · Current $10,500 Reduced