OSHA Inspection: BOHLMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLP

Issued

Aug 20, 2004

Abate by

Aug 25, 2004

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 death and serious injuries from falls when working on
plywood suspended by
a forklift truck.
Elevated work platforms used with Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks as
designated by the
manufacturer must meet design, construction, and use requirements as
outlined by American
National Standard Institute ASME/ANSI B56.6 Safety Standards for Rough
Terrain Forklift
Trucks Section 5.15.1 (k): restraining means such as railings, chains,
cables, harness(s) with
lanyard(s) were not in place or properly used. Also ASME B56.6 2002
section 8.24.1(b).
(a)On August 17, 20040, two employees of Bohlman Construction, were
exposed
to a fall
hazard when working on an a sheet of plywood extended by a Terrex,
all-terrain lift
which the two employees were up approximately 21 feet.  This condition did
not meet
the design and use requirements of ASME B56.6 Section 5.15.1 (a) in the
following
area:
1) On the rough terrain lift the company did not have the employees on a
personnel
platform that complied with the design requirements listed in Part III of
the ASME
B56.6-2002 Standard.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these
hazards are to use a safer
alternate method such as the use of a platform approved by the manufacture
meeting the
requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6-2002 for the attachments on rough terrain
lifts and ensure
the appropriate size for the working platform.
No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

Aug 20, 2004

Abate by

Aug 25, 2004

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000