OSHA Inspection: HOMEBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 4, 2004

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $420 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Minn. Stat. 182.653 subd. 2:  The employer did not furnish to each
employee, conditions of
employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards which
caused or were
likely to cause death or serious injury to employees:
Employees were exposed to fall hazards in excess of 15 feet while working
from and
riding on a personnel platform that was set on the forks of the Ingersoll
Rand rough
terrain forklift (Model VR-642 S/N 153862).  The following hazards were
present:
1.The platform was not equipped with an adequate guardrail system.
2.Employees were not wearing any personal fall arrest equipment while
installing
building board and components for the four-ten unit apartment building on
the site
of Dublin Road Town Homes.  Ground to roof peak height was approximately 25
feet.
3.Employees rode on the personnel platform to the south side of site with
loose
building supplies, such as multiple window frames, from the garages that
were
used for storage.  Employees need additional training in fall protection
hazard
recognition.
4. Lack of an information tag on the personnel platform, certified by a
mechanical
engineer, that lists the maximum load, empty platform weight, and the
minimum
capacity of the forklift used to lift the platform.
5.The working width of the platform extended past the wheelbase by three
feet on
either side.
6.The personnel platform was just slid onto the forks and not securely
attached to
either the forks or mast to prevent the platform from sliding off the
forks.

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 4, 2004

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $210 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Minn. Stat. 182.653 subd. 2:  The employer did not furnish to each
employee, conditions of
employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards which
caused or were
likely to cause death or serious injury to employees:
The Lull forklift (Model 844B) did not have an operational back up alarm
as it moved
materials about the site, or an observer to signal the operator when it
was safe to back
up.

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 13, 2004

Penalty

Initial $225 · Current $157 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 4, 2004

Penalty

Initial $100 · Current $70 Reduced

Issued

Mar 31, 2004

Abate by

Apr 4, 2004