OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATE JOBBERS WAREHOUSE, INC.

Issued

Jan 11, 2010

Abate by

Jan 20, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 hazards:
(a)On or about August 27, 2009 - Warehouse D-Section, employees are
exposed to
fall hazards when elevated in a wooden work platform attached to a
forklift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to follow ASME/ANSI requirements associated to lifting personnel: (a) Only
operator-up high
lift trucks have been designed to lift personnel. If a work platform is
used on trucks designed
and intended for handling materials, the requirements of paragraphs 4.17.2
and 4.17.3 shall be
met for the protection of personnel. Whenever a truck is used to elevate
personnel, the
precautions for the protection of personnel shall be taken as per ASME
B56.1-2000, The
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - An American National Standard -
Safety Standard
for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, paragraph
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Issued

Jan 11, 2010

Abate by

Jan 26, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

Issued

Jan 11, 2010

Abate by

Jan 26, 2010