OSHA Inspection: BOATNER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Mar 24, 2003

Abate by

Mar 28, 2003

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $656 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 a fall hazard:
a)On or about 03/11/03, an employee was lifted by a forklift without the
use of an
approved personnel platform.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to comply with the requirements of the American Society of
Mechanical
Engineers document ASME/ANSI B56.6-1992, Section 5.15, Safety Standards
for Rough
Terrain Forklift Trucks.t