OSHA Inspection: CRAIG CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Dec 3, 2007

Abate by

Dec 6, 2007

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $420 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 death resulting from an improperly
used forklift personnel
platform.
a) At the site, employees were exposed to a suspended platform tip over
and/or fall
hazard from the platform that was over 8 feet wider then the wheel base of
the rough terrain
fork lift truck, was not attached to the mast or forks, and the workload
and weight of the
platform was not posted on the platform. The elevated personnel work
platform 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
B56.6-2002 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.
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 or
meet the design, requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6-2002 for all attachments
on rough terrain
forklifts.
No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

Dec 3, 2007

Abate by

Dec 13, 2007