OSHA Inspection: SWISSPORT CARGO SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Feb 11, 2008

Abate by

Feb 14, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,750 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 fall hazardss:
(a) Warehouse Floor - Warehouse employees were exposed to the hazard of
falling from heights
of up to 10 feet while handling cargo from a damaged elevating platform.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to provide means which to secure elevating platform(s) to the lifting
carriage or fork(s)
of lift truck(s) in accordance with American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME),
B56.1-2000 Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, Section 4.17.
In accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement
certification is
required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION
WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is
complete
must be included with your certification. This documentation may include,
but is not
limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment,
photographic or video
evidence of abatement, or other written records.