OSHA Inspection: SUN STATE BUILDERS, INC.

Issued

Apr 22, 2004

Abate by

Apr 27, 2004

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

General-duty citation text

A.R.S. 23-403.A: The employer did not furnish to each of his/her employees
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 his/her employees from the employer's failure to require
all operators of power industrial
trucks that are equipped with operator restraint devices, including seal
belts, to use the devices while operating
such trucks. Both ANSI B56.1, consensus standard for powered industrial
trucks, and ASME B56.1-1993-
Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, recognized the hazard
of forklift tipover and the need for
operators to use an operator restraint system., such as a seat belt.
(6205 South Arizona Avenue, Chandler, AZ 8u5225: The employer failed to
require employees who were
operating forklifts to wear a seat belt while operating the forklift. At
the time of the inspection, at least one
employee was operating a SKY TRAK Model 8042, serial number 55656, and was
not wearing his seat belt,
which was provided by the forklifts' manufacturer as standard equipment.er

Issued

Apr 22, 2004

Abate by

Apr 25, 2004