OSHA Inspection: GRIFFIN SERVICE CORPORATION

Issued

Jan 10, 2011

Abate by

Jan 13, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $1,013 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, an employee was exposed to the hazard of falling from
an elevated pallet
attached to the forks of the forklift:
(a)  at the site - an employee standing on a pallet attached to the forks
of a Toyota Diesel
Forklift #RDL30601 was exposed to a 4 foot fall hazard.  The employee was
standing
on the raised platform to work on air conditioning wiring, on or about
10/19/10.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable methods of abatement is the use
of
a commercially
manufactured safety basket that is specifically designed for use on
powered industrial trucks and
meets the requirements of ANSI-ASME Standard B56.1-2000.