OSHA Inspection: ZIMMERMAN MANUFACTURING, LLC

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $7,700 · Current $5,390 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 the hazard of falling from an elevated work platform that was not adequately secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks of a powered industrial truck:    (a)  ZIMMERMAN MANUFACTURING, LLC, 125 KING COURT, NEW HOLLAND, PA - An employee was elevated approximately 12 feet high with a Yale propane-powered (SN: GLC040AFNUAE082) forklift while standing in a fabricated steel work platform.  The platform was not attached to the forks of the forklift, thereby exposing employee(s) to possible injury from the platform falling from the forks, on or about April 26, 2013, and at times prior.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.    ZIMMERMAN MANUFACTURING LLC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, OSH ACT of 1970 SECTION (5)(a)(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 453098, CITATION NUMBER 1 ITEM NUMBER 1 AND WAS AFFIRMED AS A FINAL ORDER ON FEBRUARY 6, 2013 WITH RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE LOCATED AT 125 KING COURT, NEW HOLLAND, PA 17557.

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $3,850 · Current $2,695 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5): The powered industrial truck was equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, however the employer did not request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered:    (a)  PRODUCTION FLOOR - Employees used a fabricated steel man-basket on the front of a Yale propane-powered forklift(SN: GLC040AFNUAE082), and did not identify the maximum capacity and elevation at which the basket could be used, thereby exposing employees to fall hazards of approximately twelve (12) feet, on or about April 26, 2013, and at times prior.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $1,617 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.242(b): Compressed air, that was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i., was used for cleaning purposes without effective chip guarding and personal protective equipment:    (a)  PRODUCTION FLOOR - Employees used shop air that was set to approximately 80 p.s.i. to clean metal chips from the Bridgeport Milling Machine, thereby exposing employee(s) to possible eye injuries and air embolisms, on or about April 30, 2013.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

May 14, 2013

Abate by

Jun 10, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  (a)  PRODUCTION FLOOR - Employees operated the forklift and did not receive a hands-on evaluation of their ability to safely operate the lift a minimum of at least once every three years, thereby exposing employee(s) to possible injuries, on or about April 30, 2013.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.