OSHA Inspection: OLYMPIC SIGNS, INC.

Issued

Feb 25, 2011

Abate by

Mar 23, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,785 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 falls from elevations:
a)On January 27, 2011, at the site located at 4725 N. Western in Chicago,
Illinois 60625,
an employee of Olympic Signs, Inc. was using an Elliott Model ECL-3-55 SN:
3108 Hi
Reach Aerial Lift (Truck #54) and exposed to serious fall and tipping
hazards as he
elevated and extended the boom of the aerial lift platform without fully
extending all of
the outriggers of the vehicle.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard would be to
comply with the American National Standard Institute (ANSI) for Safety
Requirements for
Vehicle-Mounted Elevating and Rotating Aerial Devices, ANSI A92.2 Section
10.8
(2001), the
manufacturer's operating instructions of Elliot Equipment Company and to
ensure that outriggers
are fully extended.
**In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is
required for this violation
(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).**

Issued

Feb 25, 2011

Abate by

Mar 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,785 Reduced