OSHA Inspection: ROESLER CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Apr 22, 2004

Abate by

Apr 26, 2004

Penalty

Initial $100 · Current $70 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:
An employee was exposed to eave to ground fall hazards of approximately 12
feet while
working from and riding on a personnel platform that was set on the forks
of the Lull
forklift (model 7C1 high-lift).  The employee was applying roof sheeting
on the south
side of site.  The following hazards were present:
1.The platform was not equipped with an adequate guardrail system.
2.The employee was not wearing any personal fall arrest equipment while
working
from a raised platform that was supported by the Lull, model 7C1 high-lift
forklift.
3.Lack of 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.
4.The working width of the platform extended past the wheelbase by two
feet on
either side.
5.The Lull model 7C1 high-lift forklift was not equipped with a seat-belt
for the
operator.

Issued

Apr 22, 2004

Abate by

Apr 26, 2004

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $87 Reduced