OSHA Inspection: KNOCKON WOOD BUILDING AND ROOFING

Issued

2010-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $125.00 · Current $125.00

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: a fall hazard from an approximate height of 14 feet and 8
inches working from
an unsecured and an unsafe elevated platform that was used with a
forklift.
On or about 09/22/10 the employees were exposed to a fall hazard at
approximately
14 feet
when the employer used an unsecured and an unsafe pallet as a working
platform to elevate
personnel with the forklift in order to access the roof structure.
A feasible and useful method to correct the hazard - A feasible way to
correct and prevent this
hazard from occurring again is to provide the employees with a safe means
of access to the roof
of the building and /or approved equipment for the forklift with a
platform hat meets all of the
requirements of the ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988 Safety Standard for Low Lift
trucks, paragraphs
4.17.1 (a-f).
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

2010-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $100.00 · Current $100.00

Issued

2010-09-30 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-10-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $125.00 · Current $125.00