OSHA Inspection: R BRATTI ASSOCIATES

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Sep 26, 2002

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $500 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 tipover hazard:
(a)Entrance of the building - Where a Stone Finisher was operating a
Toyota 7F
Model 6025 Gas/Propane forklift on gravel and asphalt. Forklift operator
was
crossing 2x4's and barricade equipment; without the use of a seatbelt.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is
establish and enforce the requirement for operators of powered industrial
trucks which are
equipped with operator restraint devices or seat belts to use the devices
as stipulated in the
current versions of ANSI B56.1, consensus standard for powered industrial
trucks; ASME/ANSI
B56.1a-1989 Addenda to ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988, and ASME B56.1-1993 Standard
for Low
Lift and High Lift Trucks. In addition, seat belts have been supplied by
many manufacturers of
counterbalanced, center control, high lift trucks which have a sit-down
nonelevating operator
position. Also, some manufacturers have instituted retrofit programs29 CFR
5.a(1):
Abatement Documentation Required

Issued

Sep 20, 2002

Abate by

Sep 26, 2002

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $500