OSHA Inspection: ENCORE PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Issued

Sep 24, 2004

Abate by

Oct 12, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $825 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1):  The employer failed to furnish
employment and a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
were likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his employees:
The employer failed to ensure that the employee utilizing the JLG Scissor
Lift (Model #CM-
2033, Serial #0200014984) was trained to operate the lift and failed to
ensure that annual and
frequent maintenance was performed on the scissors lift, as follows:
a.On the east side of the Bally's Convention Center, an employee was
operating the
JLG Scissor Lift and had not been trained. The lift had not had an annual
or
frequent inspection since 1999.
Reference:
ANSI A92.6-1990/7.3.1 and 7.3.2 Frequent (quarterly), and annual
inspections shall be
performed on this equipment.
ANSI A92.6-1990/7.6 Whenever an user directs or authorizes an individual
to operate
an aerial platform the user shall ensure that the individual has been
trained in accordance
with the manufacturer's operators and maintenance manual, the user's work
instructions,
and the requirements listed in Section 8 of this standard before operating
the platform.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method is to ensure that employees
are trained prior to
operating this equipment, and proper maintenance is done on equipment in
accordance with
ANSI A92.6-1990.