OSHA Inspection: SIDES CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.

Issued

Apr 13, 2009

Abate by

May 29, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

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
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the
hazards of falling due to an
unplanned collapse.
a/  At the job site, prior written approval from the original fork truck
manufacturer was not obtained before
authorizing the modification to a CASE 585E 4 X 4 Fork Truck, no m/n or
s/n.  The modification was in the
form of a home-made personnel platform that was attached to the forks of
the truck and used by employee(s)
to install wooden soffit and fascia.
One method of abatement is to obtain written approval from the
manufacturer as required by ANSI B56.1-
1969, paragraph 4.2.1.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON

Issued

Apr 13, 2009

Abate by

Apr 23, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

Issued

Apr 13, 2009

Abate by

Apr 23, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000