OSHA Inspection: PRECISION CONSTRUCTION WEST, INC

Issued

2004-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish to each of his 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 employees in that employees were exposed to fall hazards:
(a)Precision Construction West, Inc., at 1600 Mountain Sky Lane, Granby,
CO:  On or before May 7, 2004, the exposing employer did not ensure that
employees were provided a work platform designed for safely elevating
personnel. An employee was working off the plywood platform on the elevated
forks of the CAT Wagner, Rough Terrain Forklift, performing carpentry
operations on the new house under construction.  This condition exposed the
employee to the hazard of falling approximately 15 feet.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards
is to follow ASME/ANSI requirements associated to lifting personnel as
outlined below:
(a)Only operator-up high lift trucks have been designed to lift personnel.

Issued

2004-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced

Issued

2004-05-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2004-06-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced