OSHA Inspection: SERVICE WELDING MOBILE FABRICATION AND REPAIR

Issued

Dec 5, 2003

Abate by

Dec 10, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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:
a) At the jobsite, two employees were exposed to an approximate 12 foot
fall hazard in
that, the employees were lifted by a Lull 844C-42 rough terrain forklift,
serial number
T2486V717, without the use of an approved personnel platform.
Violation observed on or about 10/10/03.
One means of feasible abatement to correct this hazard is to comply with
the requirements of
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers document ASME/ANSI
B56.6-1987, Section
5.15, Safety Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks.t