OSHA Inspection: E/M COATING SERVICES, DIV. OF METAL IMPROVEMENT CO

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Jan 31, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $900 Reduced

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 an unrated platform with
inadequate guarding on
the elevated forks of a powered industrial truck.
On or about July, 2004, an employee worked at a height of approx. 20 feet
from a
platform attached to the elevated forks of a lift truck while repairing
roof fans.
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, among others, 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

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Dec 17, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Jan 18, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Jan 18, 2005

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Dec 17, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Dec 17, 2004

Penalty

Initial $956 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Dec 17, 2004

Issued

Dec 14, 2004

Abate by

Dec 17, 2004

Issued

Dec 13, 2004

Abate by

Dec 16, 2004