OSHA Inspection: COASTAL EQUIPMENT

Issued

Oct 17, 2001

Abate by

Oct 22, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,625 · Current $1,625

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees; in that the
employee was permitted to be lifted by a Lull Rough Terrain Forklift,
without any fall
protection, on an unsecured and improper platform device, exposing the
employee to the
hazards of falling and being thrown from the forklift.
(a)Mississippi State School of Fine Arts, Dormitory Building, Brookhaven,
MS -
An employee was not protected from the hazards of falling or being thrown
from a
Lull Rough Terrain Forklift. The employee was lifted while standing on a
wooden
pallet which was unsecured to the forks of the Lull Forklift.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this
hazard is to:
(1)Follow ASME B56.6-1992, Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift
Trucks, for the proper safety requirements for personnel lifting devices
and personnel
protective equipment. These standards are identified under sections 5.15.1
and 8.25.1.
Section 8.25.1 states that personnel are to be restrained by means of a
guardrail or a
means for securing personnel, such as a body belt and lanyard. A guardrail
or similar
structure shall have a nominal height to the platform floor of 42 inches
around its
periphery and include a midrail.