OSHA Inspection: BAKER IMAGING, LLC

Issued

Jan 9, 2009

Abate by

Jan 14, 2009

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees 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 being caught in between the
lifting arm.:
a) An employee was climbing the lifting arms assembly of the scissor lift
to gain access
to the work platform. The employee was exposed to caught in
between/crushing hazards
from the pinch points of the scissor lifting arms assembly.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the
hazard is to prohibit the employees from using the scissor lifting arms
assembly to gain
access to the work platform.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION NOT REQUIRED