OSHA Inspection: COMPLETE INSULATION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 2008

Abate by

Sep 16, 2008

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $368 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:
On or about August 7, 2008, an employee working to insulate pipe was
exposed to the
hazard of falling approximately 9 feet when midrails and planks were used
to create an
elevated work platform inside a JLG Scissor Lift, model 260MRT, and the
employee did not
work within the protection of the guardrails.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to:
Ensure that the provisions of ANSI/SIA A92.6 - 1999, American National
Standard for Self-
Propelled Elevating Work Platforms, Section 7.10, are followed for the
protection of
personnel working from scissor lifts.r