OSHA Inspection: CB RICHARD ELLIS-N.E. PARTNERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHI

Issued

May 4, 2009

Abate by

May 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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
increasing the height of a scissor lift utilizing a step ladder on the
lift platform:
Jobsite: Lobby.
Workers were exposed to falling approximately 24 feet onto the floor below
while
servicing the light fixtures where the Upright MX-19 scissor lift was not
of sufficient
height to reach the work area and a step ladder was used on the platform
to increase the
working height.
One method of abatement, among others, would be to purchase a lift having
a greater
working height.