STEVENS POINT, WI —
OSHA Inspection: BLENKER BUILDING SYSTEMS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BLENKER BUILDING SYSTEMS in CROSS ROADS COMMONS, CTY RD HH, STEVENS POINT, WI 54481 (NAICS 236220). OSHA activity number 309838217.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- BLENKER BUILDING SYSTEMS
- Site address
- CROSS ROADS COMMONS, CTY RD HH
- City
- STEVENS POINT
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54481
- Mailing
- P O BOX 40, AMHERST, WI 54406
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 236220
- SIC code (legacy)
- 1542
- Employees
- 50
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1926.102 A01
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2007
- Abate by
- Jul 9, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $1,225 · Current $858 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $857.50
- — Z (S) $1225.00
1926.451 G01
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2007
- Abate by
- Jul 9, 2007
- Penalty
- Initial $700 · Current $490 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $490.00
- — Z (S) $700.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2007
- Abate by
- Jul 9, 2007
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 basket 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 2 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 os ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 for all attachments on rough terrain forklifts. No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 309838217.
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