OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not furnish
a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were
likely to cause death
or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
possible fall, crush
and amputation hazards while working from a platform on the elevated forks
of a powered
industrial truck.  The platform a) was not rated and labeled for maximum
load capacity of
personnel and equipment, weight of the empty platform, and minimum
capacity of the powered
industrial truck it could be used with and b) was not guarded on the mast
side to prevent
employees from getting caught in moving parts.
An employee worked at a height of approx. 15-18 feet from a platform
attached to the
elevated forks of a lift truck while changing overhead lights.
a)No manufacturer's information was available for the platform and it was
not
labeled with the following capacity ratings:
1)maximum load, including personnel and equipment
2)weight of empty platform
3)minimum capacity of truck on which the platform can be used
b)The side of the platform next to the forklift mast was not sufficiently
guarded to
prevent employees from contacting moving parts.
One feasible means of abatement would be to comply with the American
National
Standards Institute/American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard
ANSI/ASME
B56.1-2000 "Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks," Sections
4.17 and
7.36.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Oct 21, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004

Issued

Oct 18, 2004

Abate by

Nov 19, 2004