OSHA Inspection: BOHLMAN CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LLP

Issued

Mar 17, 2006

Abate by

Mar 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment 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 or serious injuries from falls or forklift tip over.
(a) On March 2, 2006, two employees of Bohlman Construction were exposed
to over a 10 foot
fall hazard when transported approximately 100 yards on a rough terrain
forklift personnel
platform that was missing guard rails to the front of the platform nor was
any other form of fall
protection used.
(b) Employees were exposed to a tip over hazard when riding and working on
a suspended rough
terrain forklift platform where the length exceeded the manufacturers/ANSI
design specifications.
The wheel base was 8 feet wide and the suspended platform was 14 feet wide.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct the hazards
are to use a safer
alternate method such as the use of a platform designed and approved by
the manufacture
meeting the requirements of the "American National Standards Institute",
ASME/ANSI B56.6-
2002, Safety standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks; section
5.15.1(k), "be certain that
required straining means such as railings, chains, cables, harness(s) with
lanyard(s), etc., are
in place and properly used", section 5.15.1(q), "always lower the platform
if you must move
the rough terrain forklift truck for adjustment in positioning" and
section 8.24.1(b), "floor
dimensions shall not exceed two times the load center distance listed on
the rough terrain forklift
truck nameplate nor have a width greater than the overall width of the
truck [measured across
the load bearing tires plus 10 inches on either side]".
Bohlman Construction was previously cited for a violation of this
Occupational
Safety and Health standard or its equivalent standard 5a1 which was
contained
in
OSHA Inspection Number 306796889, Citation Number, 1 Item Number 1, issued
on 08/20/2004, with respect to a workplace located at 910 State Street,
Sturgeon
Bay, Wi. 54235.