OSHA Inspection: DINOSAURS UNEARTHED, CORP

Issued

2009-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $525.00 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:
a. On or about March 19, 2009 - at the above addressed jobsite, the
employer allowed his
employees to operate and lift large steel skeletons using lifting straps
placed around the forks
of a Square Shooter SS636 Turbo Rough Terrain Forklift when this practice
is not recommended
and or approved by the manufacturer. The employees were thereby exposed to
struck by hazards
due to the possibility of the load sliding out of the sling or off the
forks. One feasible and
acceptable method to correct this hazard, among other means, would be for
the contractor to
purchase or rent the appropriate attachments, i.e. truss boom or crane
hook to replace the
existing forks. Either of these two attachments are better suited and
approved for this type of
work.

Issued

2009-05-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-05-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $525.00 Reduced