OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR IRON WORKS

Issued

Jun 16, 2005

Abate by

Jun 21, 2005

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $525

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 tipover hazard:
(a)  6th Floor - The operator of a Komatsu power industrial truck (PIT),
serial no.
585137A, did not have his seat belt fastened while using the PIT to lift
and transport
steel beams, on or about 06/13/2005.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is
establish and enforce the requirement for operators of powered industrial
trucks which are
equipped with operator restraint devices or seat belts to use the devices
as stipulated in the
current versions of ANSI B56.1, consensus standard for powered industrial
trucks; ASME/ANSI
B56.1a-1989 Addenda to ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988, and ASME B56.1-1993 Standard
for
Low
Lift and High Lift Trucks. In addition, seat belts have been supplied by
many manufacturers of
counterbalanced, center control, high lift trucks which have a sit-down
nonelevating operator
position. Also, some manufacturers have instituted retrofit programs

Issued

Jun 16, 2005

Abate by

Jul 7, 2005

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $525