OSHA Inspection: JENKIN GUERIN, INC.

Issued

2006-10-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2006-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $319.00 · Current $319.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(l) 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 hazards
of falling from a man-lift basket, while the
basket was elevated on the forks of a powered industrial truck:
Consensus Standard ASME B56.1-2000, Safety Standards for Low Lift and High
Lift Trucks, Paragraph 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 lanyards, or deceleration
devices, etc., are placed and properly used."
On or about October 3, 2006, an employee was elevated up to approximately
10 feet in height in a man-lift basket on
the forks of a powered industrial truck.  The basket was not guarded with
adequate railing, in that the access end of
the basket did not contain a midrail.  The employee did not use any other
means of fall protection.
Feasible Method of Correction
a)  Install a midrail on the access end of the basket.
b)  Use a safety harness with lanyard attached to the mast or basket
DISCLAIMER:
a)  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b)  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
Abatement certification and abatement documentation is required for this
violation.   The documentation should include
written verification of abatement, applicable measurements or monitoring
results, and photographs or videos which you
believe will be helpful.   The abatement certification sheet is enclosed
with the citation(s).