OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN ROLL-UP DOOR COMPANY

Issued

Feb 19, 2002

Abate by

Feb 22, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 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:
a) At the jobsite, an employee was exposed to a potential fall of 20 feet
while standing
on the forks of a Lull 644 D-34 rough-terrain, powered industrial truck.
One means of feasible abatement, among others, American National Standards
Institute
(ANSI) Standard B56.6-1993, Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift
Trucks, Section
5.15.1., would be to provide a personnel platform which complies with the
design
requirements listed in part III (Section 8.25, Platform for Elevating
Personnel) of this
standard.
Violation observed on 28 January 2002.