OSHA Inspection: CONNERY CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Sep 26, 2003

Abate by

Oct 2, 2003

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $350 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:
Hazards created by the use of elevated work platforms which were not
designed, constructed
and/or used in accordance with the acceptable requirements of the American
National Safety
Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME B56.6-1992.  The
personnel platform and
its use did not meet the design requirements of that standard in the
following areas:  (3)  A
trained operator was not in position to control the rough terrain
forklift.  These conditions
existed when an employee was working on a residential building from a
platform attached to the
forks of a rough terrain forklift.  Among other methods, one feasible and
acceptable abatement
method to correct these hazards is to assure that the design, manufacture
and
use of all
attachments for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks are in accordance with the
most current American
National Standard, B56.6 (presently B56.6-1992), and/or has the prior
approval of the lift truck
manufacturer.
On or about August 21, 2003, a trained operator was not at the controls of
the
JCB 506B "Loadall" rough terrain forklift while employees were working from
an elevated platform on the forks.rm

Issued

Sep 26, 2003

Abate by

Oct 2, 2003

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Sep 26, 2003

Abate by

Oct 2, 2003