OSHA Inspection: HORST CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2004-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-02-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1625.00

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 at the 22 foot level when installing wood
trusses from the platform
of a boom supported elevating work platform.
(a)Garden Spot Village, Medical Facility - An employee was working twenty
two
(22) feet above the ground from an Upright boom supported elevated work
platform.  The employee was observed standing on the midrail of the
manlift,
reaching out over the edge of the lift, while not being connected to the
manlift
with a personal fall arrest system, on or about January 14, 2004.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
includes using a personal fall arrest system, with the lanyard attached to
the boom or basket of
the personnel lift, as outlined in the American National Standards
Institute safety standard for
Boom-Supported Elevating Work Platforms (ANSI/SIA A92.5-1992)ted