OSHA Inspection: MENARDS, INC., STORE #3130

Issued

2004-09-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the OSH Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish
employment or a place
of employment which was free of recognized hazards that were causing or
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were subject to
fall hazards:
On or about March 20, 2004, employees were exposed to fall hazards of 4-14
feet onto
concrete floors, and to the hazard of being struck by falling stock, while
removing
insulation rolls, while working from wooden "gridracks" (job-made wooden
ladders).
Among useful and feasible abatement methods would be to remove the
job-made ladders from
service and until a weekly inspection of all ladders, landings and ladder
lashings is developed,
implemented, and documented per ANSI A 14.4-1992, sections 7.1 and 7.2.
CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.