OSHA Inspection: MENARDS INCORPORATED

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Sep 26, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 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 employees
were exposed to multiple broken bones and/or death from a serious fall
while being elevated on
platforms on the forks of the Mitsubishi fork truck.
Work platforms used on forklift trucks did not meet the design,
construction and use
requirements of the American National Standards/Industrial Truck Standards
Development
Foundation (ANSI/ITSDF) Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks,
ANSI/ITSDF
B56.1-2005; Section 4.17.2(c): Whenever a truck is used to elevate
personnel, the following
precautions for the protection of personnel shall be taken: Be certain
that required restraining
means such as railings, chains, cable, body belt(s) with lanyard(s), or
deceleration devices etc.,
are in place and properly used.
a) On or about 02/05/2008, employees were lifted up on the Big Joe
platform mounted
on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet high, in
order to access the steel
awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice. The
platform on the forks of
the Mitsubishi forklift truck did not conform with the American National
Standard ITSDF B56.1-
2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, section 4.17.2(c), in
that there were no
guardrails, or other means of fall restraint provided or used.
b) On or about 02/06/2008, employees were lifted up with a parts cage as
platform
mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet
high, in order to access
the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice.
The platform on the
forks of the Mitsubishi forklift truck did not conform with the American
National Standard
ITSDF B56.1-2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, section
4.17.2(c), in that
there were no adequate guardrails, or other adequate means of fall
restraint
provided or used.
c) On or about 02/07/2008, employees were lifted up with a parts cage as
platform
mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet
high, in order to access
the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice.
The platform on the
forks of the Mitsubishi forklift truck did not conform with the American
National Standard
ITSDF B56.1-2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, section
4.17.2(c), in that
there were no adequate guardrails, or other adequate means of fall
restraint provided or used.
d) On or about 02/11/2008, employees were lifted up with a parts cage as
platform
mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet
high, in order to access
the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice.
The platform on the
forks of the Mitsubishi forklift truck did not conform with the American
National Standard
ITSDF B56.1-2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, section
4.17.2(c), in that
there were no adequate guardrails, or other adequate means of fall
restraint provided or used.
e) On or about 02/12/2008, employees were lifted up on the Big Joe
platform mounted
on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet high, in
order to access the steel
awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice. The
platform on the forks of
the Mitsubishi forklift truck did not conform with the American National
Standard ITSDF B56.1-
2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, section 4.17.2(c), in
that there were no
guardrails, or other means of fall restraint provided or used.
f) On or about 02/13/2008, employees were lifted up with a parts cage as
platform
mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet
high,
in order to access
the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice.
The platform on the
forks of the Mitsubishi forklift truck did not conform with the American
National Standard
ITSDF B56.1-2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, section
4.17.2(c), in that
there were no adequate guardrails, or other adequate means of fall
restraint provided or used.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard
would be to:
follow the guidelines listed in ITSDF B56.1-2005, use a device that has
been designed to lift
personnel with an approved work platform or use a ladder placed securely
for employees to
access the awning or roof, and ensure that the Mitsubishi Fork Lift Truck
is used only to
retrieve and lower materials.
Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Sep 26, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,000 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 employees
were exposed to multiple broken bones and/or death from a serious fall
while being elevated on
platforms on the forks of the Mitsubishi fork truck.
Work platforms used on forklift trucks to elevate personnel did not meet
the design, construction
and use requirements of the American National Standards/Industrial Truck
Standards
Development Foundation (ANSI/ITSDF) Safety Standard for Low Lift and High
Lift Trucks,
ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2005; Section 4.17.3: Whenever a truck is equipped with a
work platform,
the following additional precautions shall be taken for the protection of
personnel: (a) Provide
a platform that complies with the requirements in paragraph 7.37.3., and
(b) The platform
attachment means are applied and the platform is securely attached to the
lifting carriage or
forks.
a) On or about 02/05/2008, employees were lifted up on the Big Joe
platform mounted
on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet high, in
order to access the steel
awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice. The
platform did not meet
the requirements of paragraph 7.37.3 in that the platform did not have the
means to correctly
locate the platform centered laterally on the truck, (as required by
paragraph (c)), had floor
dimensions that exceeded two times the load center distance measured
parallel to the longitudinal
center plane of the truck (as prohibited in paragraph (e)), and did not
have the maximum load,
weight of empty platform, or minimum capacity of truck on which the
platform was used (as
required by paragraphs (i)(1) - (i)(3)) prominently indicated on the
platform.
b) On or about 02/06/2008, employees were lifted up with a steel parts
cage as a
platform mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately
17-feet high, in order
to access the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow
and ice. The
platform did not meet the requirements of paragraph 7.37.3 in that the
platform did not have the
maximum load, weight of empty platform, or minimum capacity of truck on
which the platform
was used (as required by paragraphs (i)(1) - (i)(3)) prominently indicated
on the platform, nor
was the platform securely attached to the lifting carriage.
c) On or about 02/07/2008, employees were lifted up with a steel parts
cage as a platform
mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet
high, in order to access
the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice.
The platform did not
meet the requirements of paragraph 7.37.3 in that the platform did not
have the maximum load,
weight of empty platform, or minimum capacity of truck on which the
platform was used (as
required by paragraphs (i)(1) - (i)(3)) prominently indicated on the
platform,
nor was the
platform securely attached to the lifting carriage.
d) On or about 02/11/2008, employees were lifted up with a steel parts
cage as a
platform mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately
17-feet high, in order
to access the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow
and ice. The
platform did not meet the requirements of paragraph 7.37.3 in that the
platform did not have the
maximum load, weight of empty platform, or minimum capacity of truck on
which the platformwas used (as required by paragraphs (i)(1) - (i)(3))
prominently indicated on the platform, nor
was the platform securely attached to the lifting carriage.
e) On or about 02/12/2008, employees were lifted up on the Big Joe
platform mounted
on the forks of the Mitsubishi fork lift, approximately 17-feet high, in
order to access the steel
awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice. The
platform did not meet
the requirements of paragraph 7.37.3 in that the platform did not have the
means
to correctly
locate the platform centered laterally on the truck, (as required by
paragraph (c)), had floor
dimensions that exceeded two times the load center distance measured
parallel to the longitudinal
center plane of the truck (as prohibited in paragraph (e)), and did not
have the maximum load,
weight of empty platform, or minimum capacity of truck on which the
platform was used (as
required by paragraphs (i)(1) - (i)(3)) prominently indicated on the
platform.
f) On or about 02/11/2008, employees were lifted up with a steel parts
cage as a platform
mounted on the forks of the Mitsubishi forklift, approximately 17-feet
high, in order to access
the steel awning above the garden center entrance to remove snow and ice.
The platform did not
meet the requirements of paragraph 7.37.3 in that the platform did not
have the maximum load,
weight of empty platform, or minimum capacity of truck on which the
platform was used (as
required by paragraphs (i)(1) - (i)(3)) prominently indicated on the
platform,
nor was the
platform securely attached to the lifting carriage.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct this hazard
would be to:
follow the guidelines listed in ITSDF B56.1-2005, use a device that has
been designed to lift
personnel with an approved work platform or use a ladder placed securely
for employees to
access the awning or roof, and ensure that the Mitsubishi Fork Lift Truck
is used only to
retrieve and lower materials.
Abatement Certification and Documentation is required.

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Sep 26, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 6, 2008

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Aug 1, 2008

Abate by

Aug 11, 2008