OSHA Inspection: INDEPENDENT STEEL ERECTORS, INC

Issued

Dec 30, 2010

Abate by

Jan 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees
in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of using a work platform wider than
the width of the
rough terrain forklift exposing employees to a fall from elevation hazard:
On the northside of the building, employees engaged in steel erection
activities worked from a
shop made basket that extended beyond the width of the SkyTrak Rough
Terrain Forklift that
it was attached to.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct this hazard is
to use a personal platform that has a width less than the width of the
forklift in accordance to
American National Standards Institute (ASME) B56.6-2002, Safety Standard
For Rough Terrain
Forklift Trucks.
Disclaimer:
1. You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all
cases.
3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method of
abatement.

Issued

Dec 30, 2010

Abate by

Jan 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was 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 while standing on the guardrails of
the work platform
attached to rough terrain forklift without fall protection:
On the northside of the building, employees engaged in steel erection
activities did not utilize
fall protection while straddled over the top rail of the shop made
platform attached to the
SkyTrak Rough Terrain Forklift to work on the side of the building.  This
condition exposed
employees to fall hazards.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct
this hazard is
to require employees to maintain firm footing on the platform floor in
accordance to American
National Standards Institute (ASME) B56.6-2002, Safety standards for Rough
Terrain Forklift
Trucks.
Disclaimer:
1. You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all
cases.
3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method of
abatement.

Issued

Dec 30, 2010

Abate by

Jan 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Dec 30, 2010

Abate by

Jan 5, 2011

Penalty

Initial $10,780 · Current $5,000 Reduced