OSHA Inspection: RZB INC DBA GLOBAL ELECTRIC

Issued

Nov 25, 2009

Abate by

Dec 8, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,050 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 unsafe hazardous scissor lifts:
On October 21, 2009, and other times prior, at this construction site, two
scissor
lifts in unsafe operating condition, were permitted to be used.  The
scissor lifts
had unsafe conditions, such as, but not limited to:
a.Scissor lift, CIN200235RTX-1948, serial number 8101727
1.Strain relief broken.
2.Exposed electrical wiring.
3.Upper controls not labeled.
4.Unsafe, ripped tires.
b.Scissors lift JLG, 4x2x2, 25 RTS, number 646450
1.Personnel platform subject to sudden collapse.
2.Sudden surges of speed when shifted into forward or reverse
direction.
3.Damaged guardrails.
Among other methods, one feasible means of abatement is to comply with the
provisions of American National Standards Institute/ SIA standard A92.6.