OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR SANDBLASTING INC.

Issued

May 31, 2007

Abate by

Jun 10, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 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 the
employer did not meet the operator responsibility to operate the rough
terrain forklift safely:
(a)Superior Sandblasting Inc. at 1795 Great Western Dr., Longmont, CO
80501:  The employer, as the forklift operator, did not fulfill his
responsibility
to operate the forklift safely in that he was not familiar with, nor did
he read,
the operator's manual for the Lull model 824 rough terrain forklift. This
condition exposed the employee to a struck by hazard.
(b)Superior Sandblasting Inc. at 1795 Great Western Dr., Longmont, CO
80501:  The employer did not ensure employees were kept from working
under the elevated portions of the rough terrain forklift in that an
employee
was permitted to work under the elevated forks as the "tank welder" was
lifted
in order to turn it.  This condition exposed the employee to a struck by
hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to perform the following:
Read and follow the safe operating instructions in the Operators and
Safety Manual
for the Lull 824 rough terrain fork lift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to read and become familiar with the Operators and Safety Manual
for the
Lull 824 rough terrain fork lift as required in paragraph 6.1.4 of ASME
B56.6-1992,
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers - An American National
Standard -
Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks; "Before operating any
rough
terrain forklift truck, truck operators shall have read and be familiar
with the
operator's manual for the particular truck being operated; they shall also
abide by the
safety rules and practices in paras. 6.1, 6.2, 6.3k 6.4, and 6.5."
Read and follow ASME B56.6-1992, The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers
- An American National Standard - Safety Standard for Rough Terrain
Forklift Trucks
paragraph Section 6.2.7 "Do not allow anyone to stand or pass under the
elevated
portions of any rough terrain forklift truck, whether empty or loaded".
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification

Issued

May 31, 2007

Abate by

Jul 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 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 the
employer in that an employee was exposed to a struck by hazard from a
suspended load:
(a)Superior Sandblasting Inc. at 1795 Great Western Dr., Longmont, CO
80501:  The employer did not ensure the employee used a tag line to
restrain
the load swing of the "tank welder" in that the employee stood under the
corner of the load to steady it.  This condition exposed the employee to a
struck by hazard.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to read and become familiar with the Operators and Safety Manual for
the Lull 824 rough
terrain fork lift as required in paragraph 6.4.7 of ASME B56.6-1992, The
American Society
of Mechanical Engineers - An American National Standard - Safety Standard
for Rough
Terrain Forklift Trucks.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").-Certification