OSHA Inspection: MCNEIL WEST CONSTRUCTION INC

Issued

Jul 9, 2007

Abate by

Jul 12, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $875 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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: multiple injuries and or death from falls/tip over from
an improperly used
Personnel work platform on a rough terrain fork truck:
a) Employees were exposed to multiple injuries and or death created by the
use of an
elevated work platform which was not designed, constructed, and/or used in
accordance with
the acceptable requirements of the American Safety Standards for Rough
Terrain Forklift
Trucks, ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 and other acceptable industry practices. For
example, the
platform did not meet the following design and use requirements of
ASME/ANSI B56.6a in the
following areas: (1) Section 8.24.1(b); Platform dimension exceeded in
width more than 10
inches greater than the overall width of the truck on either side, (2)
Section
8.24(f); Platform
did not have the maximum work load and empty weight information
prominently marked on the
platform, (3) Section 8.24(h); The platform was not secured to the lifting
mechanism.
In that, the platform used was 6 feet wider then the wheelbase of the lift
truck, was not marked
with a workload or empty weight marking placard, and the platform was not
secured to the
lifting mechanism.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these
hazards are to use
safer alternate methods such as a scaffold or use a platform approved by
the manufacturer
meeting the design, manufacture, and requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998
for all
attachments on rough terrain forklifts.
No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

Jul 9, 2007

Abate by

Jul 19, 2007

Issued

Jul 9, 2007

Abate by

Jul 12, 2007

Penalty

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

Issued

Jul 9, 2007

Abate by

Jul 12, 2007

Issued

Jul 9, 2007

Abate by

Jul 12, 2007