OSHA Inspection: MONARCH HOMES, LLC

Issued

Oct 12, 2006

Abate by

Oct 17, 2006

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 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 in that
employees were exposed to:
(a) The hazard of falling approximately 11 feet to the ground below while
working from a
wooden platform raised by a Gradall all terrain forklift at a construction
site located at 1289
Stone Ridge, Bozeman, Montana.
Amoung other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
while using an all terrain forklift for lifting personal is to follow the
requirements set forth in
the ASME B56.6-1992 and ASME B56.6a-1994.