OSHA Inspection: TRICO ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

Nov 17, 2008

Abate by

Dec 12, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $525 Reduced

Issued

Nov 17, 2008

Abate by

Dec 12, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

Issued

Nov 17, 2008

Abate by

Nov 25, 2008

Penalty

Initial $21,000 · Current $14,700 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:
On or about May 19, 2008, and at times prior thereto, at workplace located
at Lanes Chapel
Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville, Tyler, TX; employees, who
operated the Sky Jack
aerial platform, model number 4626, serial number 73223, were exposed to
fall, struck-by,
caught-between, and/or other serious hazards likely to cause death or
serious injury due to:
a. The "Lift Enable" and "Up/Down" selector switches were not functioning.
They did not
spring back to the Neutral/Stop position when either switch was released;
and
b. The broken "Lift Enable" switch was not the original switch; the
Lift/Off/Drive select key
switch has been changed out with a switch that did not require a key.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS TO ABATE THESE
HAZARDS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
a. Full implementation of the elements required by the American National
Standards Institute
(ANSI) standard A92.6-1990 (Safety requirement for Self-Propelled
Elevating Work Platforms.)
All operating instructions, especially the warnings shown on the Sky Jack
aerial platform shall
be strictly enforced;
b). All malfunctions and problems of the Sky Jack aerial platform shall be
removed from service
for repair; and
c). The Sky Jack aerial platform shall not be modified or altered unless
having prior written
permission of the manufacturer.