OSHA Inspection: GROWING GROUNDS

Issued

Aug 17, 2005

Abate by

Sep 13, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $625 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:
On or about August 10, 2005, at a site locate at 1610 South Main Street,
Bloomington, IL, an
employee, changing letters on a sign, was exposed to a fall hazard of
approximately 8 feet while
working from a pallet that was elevated by a forklift.  The pallet used
did not meet the design,
construction and use requirements as outlined in The American National
Standards Institute
(ASME) ASME B56.1-2004, "Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift
Trucks."
Among other feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard is to
provide a platform that
meets the requirements stated in ASME B56.1-2004, paragraph 7.37.
Another feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to use a
"changer arm" to
change the letters on the sign.