OSHA Inspection: 10TH STREET AUTOMOTIVE

Issued

Jun 9, 2009

Abate by

Jun 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

Nevada Revised Statute 618.375(1):  The employer did not furnish
employment and a place of
employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or
were likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to his employees:
The employer did not ensure that forklifts were used in accordance with
manufacturer's
specifications, as follows:
a.At 1000 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV, 10th Street Automotive employees
used
one Clark forklift (m/n C25BS; s/n C25BS-403-625-1164) with a wooden pallet
to elevate personnel to a height of 10 feet 6 inches above the concrete
ground.
Employees elevated on the forklift contrary to manufacturer's warnings were
subject to serious fall injuries.
b.On Tuesday, April 21, 2009, employee #1 suffered crushed bone injuries
to both
feet and later amputation due to complications to the right leg just above
the knee,
after falling from a wooden pallet that had been lowered on the forks of a
Clark
forklift from the roof of the shop.  The employee had been working on 3
swamp
coolers on the roof prior to the accident.  As employee #1 was being
lowered to
the ground, the forklift malfunctioned and the forks dropped with
increasing
speed and suddenly stopped, sending employee #1 flying against the shop
wall
and then to the ground.
Reference:  Clark Operator Manual - Elevate personnel only on an approved
safety
platform firmly secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks.
Feasible Abatement - One feasible means of abatement would be to follow
the operator's manual
and use an approved platform secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks.

Issued

Jun 9, 2009

Abate by

Jun 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

Issued

Jun 9, 2009

Abate by

Jun 12, 2009