OSHA Inspection: MEGA MARTS,LLC DBA PICK 'N SAVE

Issued

2011-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $63000.00 · Current $63000.00

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 fall hazard when working at elevated heights without fall
protection.
(a)On or about March 20, 2011, the Store Director and Grocery Operations
Manager failed to ensure that an employee working from the elevated forks
of a
Raymond Walkie Reach Model RRS30 (stacker powered industrial vehicle) was
protected from falling to the lower level by an approved personnel
elevating
platform.  This exposed an employee to fall hazard of approximately 11
feet 11
inches.
Among other methods, the following are feasible and acceptable abatement
methods to
correct this hazard:
(1)Follow the American National Standards Institute/Industrial Truck
Standards
Development Foundation's (ANSI/ITSDF B56.1-2009) Safety Standards for Low
Lift and High Lift Trucks, Part II, Section 4.17, Elevating Personnel as
applicable.
(2)Follow the Owner/Operator Manual for the Raymond Walkie Reach Model
RRS30, Safety Guideline.
(3)Use the available engineered platform (which meets ANSI/ITSDF
B56.1-2009)
for elevating employees.
(4)Use ladders or portable stairs to access the material which is elevated.
(5)Use a powered industrial vehicle to retrieve material from the racking
and bring
it down to the lower level, were employees would not be exposed to a fall
hazard.
Certification, and documentation/evidence of abatement is required.
Certification of abatement is required by 29 CFR Part 1903 and is to be
submitted
within ten (10)
calendar days after the abatement date.ment

Issued

2011-09-19 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-09-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $63000.00 · Current $7000.00 Reduced