OSHA Inspection: STRETCH-O-RAMA, INC.

Issued

Aug 9, 2005

Abate by

Aug 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish 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 exposed to fall
hazards while working from powered industrial trucks:
a- Warehouse - On or about 05/05/05, an employee operating a high lift
truck (cherry
picker) to remove boxes from the storage racks failed to use the provided
fall protection
consisting of a body belt and retractable lanyard.  The employee was
working at a height
of approximately 20 ft. when he fell from the pallet he was standing on.
Feasible and acceptable methods among others to correct the hazard is to:
a) Use a restraining means such as rails, chains or a body belt with
lanyards or
deceleration device as required by ANSI/ASME B56.1-2000 section 4.17.2.
OSHA strongly encourages the use of full body harnesses in place of body
belts;
b) Train employees in company fall protection requirements to include the
proper
use, care and inspection of body harnesses, lanyards, deceleration devices
and
attachment points.ent

Issued

Aug 9, 2005

Abate by

Sep 26, 2005

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $495 Reduced