OSHA Inspection: SIDNEY WAREHOUSING LLC

Issued

Jun 22, 2006

Abate by

Jul 10, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,050 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
Sidney Warehouse LLC- 2321 Industrial Rd, Sidney NE - 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 the
hazard of falls while being elevated
on the forks of a powered industrial trucks without adequate means of fall
protection.
An employee, who was elevated by a platform on the forks of an industrial
truck, was guiding drivers  of the
other forklifts  to assist in the unloading of steel pipes from the
railroad car. The guardrail system on the
platform did not have a midrail as referenced in ASME B56.1-2000 paragraph
7.36.1(d)(1).
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard includes, but is not
limited to the following:
i)Provide a work platform following the protection outlined in ASME
Standard
B56.1-2000
paragraph 4.17.3 which includes that platform complies with the design
requirements in the
paragraph 7.36.
ii)Implements the precautions for using an industrial truck to elevate
personnel as outlined in
ASME Standard B56.1-2000 paragraph 4.17.2
iii)Develop and implement written procedures for the safe elevation of
personnel using powered
industrial trucks per ASME B56.1-2000.
Abatement certification is required for this violation. The abatement
certification sheet is enclosed with the
citations.ion