OSHA Inspection: ON TIME CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1):  The employer did not furnish employment and 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:     (a) On or about April 17, 2013, for the employee exposed to fall hazards of approximately twenty feet while riding a suspended load lifted by a rough terrain forklift at 3882 Fourth Avenue East, Dickinson, North Dakota.     Abatement Note:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement to correct the hazard would be to comply with the Ingersoll Rand VR-1056C operator's manual which states, "DO NOT use your telescopic material handler to lift people.  KEEP yourself and others away from the lift mechanism.  NEVER permit anyone under or on the forks. NEVER put head, arms, hands, or legs through the boom mechanism nor near the forks or carriage.  This rule applies not only to the operator, but also a helper.  A helper must not be near the load or lift mechanism when the operator is attempting to handle a load.  The lift mechanism has moving parts with close clearances that can cause serious injury."

Issued

Apr 24, 2013

Abate by

Apr 29, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and 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 struck-by hazards:    (a) On or about April 17, 2013, for the employees exposed to struck-by/crushing hazards while riding an unstable suspended load lifted by a rough terrain forklift at 3882 Fourth Avenue East, Dickinson, North Dakota.    Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement to correct the hazard would be to comply with the Ingersoll Rand VR-1056C operator's manual which states, "If a suspended load is to be lifted, DO NOT permit it to swing freely.  Use a tether to control its movement."  Another feasible and acceptable means of abatement to correct the hazard would be to comply with the ANSI B56.6 standard which states, "Use a guy line to restrain load swing whenever possible".