OSHA Inspection: JOEY'S WELDING SERVICE, INC.

Issued

2008-04-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-04-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $282.00 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 a fall
hazard:
On or about 04/01/08, employees removing and installing metal roofing from
a job-made work
platform that was elevated on the forks of a Gehl telescopic handler were
exposed to an
approximate 15 foot fall hazard. The work platform did not comply with The
American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, ASME B56.2-2002, "Safety Standard For Rough
Terrain Forklift
Trucks" as it was not ASME/manufacturer approved and did not have a
legitimate attachment
point for a full body harness.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to abate this
hazard is to use an
ASME/manufacturer approved work platform attachment for the telescopic
handler.ic