OSHA Inspection: MARKIN ERECTION COMPANY

Issued

Aug 16, 2006

Abate by

Aug 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,250 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 the hazard of falling from a
work platform on a
traveling rough terrain forklift:
a)  Jobsite - Employees were traveling approximately 50 feet from one work
location to another
while in the work platform on a JLG Skytrak.  The work platform was not
secured and slipped
off the forks while the employees were at a height of approximately six
feet above ground.
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce this hazard is to
follow the AEM Safety
Manual for operating and maintenance personnel which states, "Warning:
Never drive the
vehicle with the work platform in a raised position or with personnel on
board, even for a short
distance", or follow the manufacturer's owners/operators manual which
states under Safety
Practices, 6. "Never transport personnel in a work platform for even the
shortest distance", and
under Operation, Elevating Personnel, "Warning: Never drive the vehicle
with the work
platform in a raised position or with personnel on board, even for a short
distance".