OSHA Inspection: PRECISION ELECTRO MINERALS CO. (PEMCO), INC.

Issued

Oct 17, 2003

Abate by

Oct 22, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · 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 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:
a) Near Ball mill #1 - On or about 8/28/03, an employee attached two lift
loops on
a super sack container to the hoist lifting fixture and used a wood pallet
on the raised forks
of Yale fork lift truck #808 as a work platform.  The pallet did not have
a guardrail to
protect the employee from falling, nor was the employee tied off.  The
pallet was not
secured to the forks of the fork lift truck to provide stability, and to
prevent it from moving
on the forks or tilting from side to side.  This employee was exposed to a
fall of
approximately 12 feet to the concrete floor below.  Therefore, an employee
was exposed to
the recognized hazard associated with falls from an elevated unsecured
work
platform.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
1. With the approval of the fork lift truck manufacturer, the use of a
commercially
manufactured safety platform or basket that is specifically designed for
use on fork lifts and
meets the specifications of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI)/ American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B56.1-1969 or current update to be
used as
stipulated in ASME B56.1-2000, paragraph 4.17, Elevating Personnel.
2. With the approval of the fork lift manufacturer, the in-house
fabrication (certified
by a professional engineer) of a proper safety work platform meeting the
specifications of
American National Institute (ANSI) American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME)
B56.1-1969 or update to be used as stipulated in paragraph 4.17, Elevating
Personnel
REFERENCE: ASME B56.1-2000 Safety Standard For High Lift and Low Lift
Trucks.
NO ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

Issued

Oct 17, 2003

Abate by

Nov 19, 2003

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $180 Reduced

Issued

Oct 17, 2003

Abate by

Nov 19, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 Reduced

Hazardous substances R101

Issued

Oct 17, 2003

Abate by

Oct 19, 2004

Hazardous substances R101

Issued

Oct 17, 2003

Abate by

Mar 31, 2004

Hazardous substances R101

Issued

Oct 17, 2003

Abate by

Nov 19, 2003

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $135 Reduced