OSHA Inspection: SANDS SALVAGE LIQUIDATORS OF NORTH AMERICA

Issued

Feb 1, 2010

Abate by

Feb 4, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 employee
was exposed to a fall hazard while elevated on the forks of a forklift
approximately six to eight
feet from the graound, a violation of ASME/ANSI B56.1-2000:
(a)On or about the month of October, employee was elevated on the forks of
a
forklift truck in order to hang advertising display signs on the outside
wall of the
building exposing that employee to a fall hazard.
Feasible means of abatement include:
1Use a proper ladder
2Use a proper platform secured to the forks with proper fall protection;
3Use a vehicle designed to elevate personnel such as a scissor lift.

Issued

Feb 1, 2010

Abate by

Feb 4, 2010