OSHA Inspection: WISSOTA STEEL ERECTORS, INC.

Issued

2006-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 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 an employee
was exposed to fall hazards of up to approximately 12 feet to the paved
ground surface below
when working from an elevated work platform attached to the forks of a
rough terrain forklift
truck:
(a)At the job site, an employee was exposed to serious injury or death
created by the
use of an elevated work platform which was not designed, constructed, or
used
in accordance with the requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994: Safety
Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, Section 8.25, Platforms for
Elevating Personnel, in the following areas:
(1)Paragraph (b) which states, "floor dimensions which shall not exceed
two times
the load center distance listed on the rough terrain forklift truck
nameplate,
measured parallel to the longitudinal center plane of the truck, nor have
a width
greater than the overall width of the truck [measured across the load
bearing tires
plus 10 in. (250 mm) on either side]."  In this case, the forklift
personnel
platform extended a total of forty-seven (47) inches beyond the wheelbase
of the
truck (twenty-three and a half (23.5) inches per side).
(2)Paragraph (f) which states, "information prominently indicated on the
platform:
(1) maximum work load including personnel and equipment; (2) weight of
empty
platform."  In this case, none of the information listed above was marked
on the
forklift platform at the time of the inspection.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct
this hazard is to use
a scaffold system, or ensure that all platforms used for elevating
personnel with a rough terrain
forklift truck comply with the design requirements specified in ASME/ANSI
B56.6a-1994.
Abatement Certification Required.tion

Issued

2006-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

Issued

2006-01-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-01-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced