OSHA Inspection: LM GLASFIBER, INC.

Issued

Dec 27, 2010

Abate by

Dec 29, 2010

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

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:
(a)  On or about July 1, 2010, employees were exposed to fall hazards of
approximately
12 feet while standing on the mid-rail of a JLG scissor lift while
performing maintenance
operations on a Glass Cart machine at 1580 South 48th Street, Grand Forks,
ND.
Abatement Note:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would
be to
follow the requirements of ANSI/SIA A92.6-1990 which includes, among other
requirements, the following:
1.Personnel shall maintain a firm footing while working on the platform.
2.Follow recommended fall protection requirements identified by the
scissors
lift
manufacturer.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Dec 27, 2010

Abate by

Dec 29, 2010

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Dec 27, 2010

Abate by

Dec 29, 2010

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $7,000

Issued

Dec 27, 2010

Abate by

Jan 17, 2012

Penalty

Initial $70,000 · Current $65,000 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 crushing hazards and/or struck-by hazards by not
controlling the hazardous
energy of another crane in the vicinity of a crane being repaired:
(a) On or about July 1, 2010, in the southeast quarter of the LM Glasfiber
production
shop located at 1580 South 48th Street, Grand Forks, North Dakota, an
employee was
working from a scissors lift while engaged in maintenance and/or repair
activities on the
Glass Cart gantry crane when he received fatal injuries upon being struck
and crushed
by an overhead crane operating in the same vicinity.
Abatement Note:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement would
be to
follow the requirements in ASME B30.17-2006, Section 17-3.5.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (see
enclosed "Sample Abatement Certification Letter").tion

Issued

Dec 27, 2010

Abate by

Dec 29, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000