OSHA Inspection: MARSHFIELD GLASS, LLC

Issued

2011-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-07-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1650.00 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 fall and caught by hazards when working from an elevated
work platform
suspended by a rough terrain fork lift:
(a)Construction site at 606 South Bush Brothers Drive, Augusta, WI;
Employees
were exposed to fall/ caught by hazards at elevations of approximately 15
feet,
while working from a personnel lift platform that: 1) was not secured to
the
forklift backrest, and 2) had floor dimensions greater than the width of
the truck
(measured across the load bearing tires, plus 10 inches on either side).
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS OF
ABATEMENT COULD INCLUDE, BUT MAY NOT BE LIMITED TO; 1) ENSURE
THE PERSONNEL LIFT PLATFORM IS SECURELY ATTACHED TO THE
FORKLIFT LIFTING CARRIAGE AND FORKS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
ACCEPTABLE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
INSTITUTE/ INDUSTRIAL TRUCK STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION
(ANSI/ ITSDF), SAFETY STANDARD FOR ROUGH TERRAIN FORKLIFT
TRUCKS, ANSI/ ITSDF B56.6-2005, PART II, SECTION 5.15.1(b), ELEVATING
PERSONNEL, AND 2) ENSURE THE PERSONNEL LIFT PLATFORM IS
DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO THE ACCEPTABLE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE ANSI/ ITSDF SAFETY STANDARD FOR ROUGH
TERRAIN FORKLIFT TRUCKS, ANSI/ ITSDF B56.6-2005, PART III, SECTION
8.24.1, PLATFORMS FOR ELEVATING PERSONNEL.
Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.

Issued

2011-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-07-28 00:00:00