OSHA Inspection: LEN KOSTELNY CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2004-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $300.00 · Current $210.00 Reduced

Issued

2004-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-04-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 multiple injuries or death from tipping hazard when using
a platform without
guard rails on a rough terrain truck:
At the site, employees were exposed to multiple and/or death created by
the use of an elevated
work platform which was not designed, constructed, and/or used in
accordance with the
acceptable requirements of the American Safety Standards for Rough Terrain
Forklift Trucks,
ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 and other acceptable industry practices. For
example, the platform
did not meet the following design and use requirements of sections 8.25.lf
and 5.15.lk of
ASME/ANSI B56.6a in the following areas:
( 1) The platform did not have the maximum work load and empty weight
information
prominently marked on the platform.
(2) Restraining means such as a guardrails or a means of securing
personnel such as a body belt
or lanyard were not used:
a)  Employees were being lowered while standing on plywood suspended on
the forks of a
rough terrain fork lift.  No form of fall protection was used.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these
hazards are to use safer
alternate methods such as a scaffold or use a platform approved by the
manufacturer meeting
the design, manufacture, and requirements as ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 for all
attachments on
rough terrain forklifts.
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.