OSHA Inspection: BICKEL'S SURPLUS

Issued

2008-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-06-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5250.00 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    :
(a) Bickel's Surplus (Pinecroft Store), RR #7, Box 921, Altoona, PA 16601:
On or about April 25, 2008, an
employee sustained fatal injuries as a result of falling approximately
twenty feet from the forks of the Toyota
forklift.  The deceased employee was going to change an outdoor light. The
employee was standing in a
plastic tote, while other employees were sitting on the fork lift acting
as counterweights.
Among other feasible and acceptable means of abatement to ensure
compliance at all future work sites,
is to use a lifting platform, designed and approved for such use and is
secured
to the forks of an industrial
truck as set forth in the Industrial Truck Standards Development
Foundation (ITSDF) 56.1-2005 standard.
All platforms must be in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.

Issued

2008-06-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2008-06-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5250.00 Reduced