OSHA Inspection: BROADWIND ENERGY INC.

Issued

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval.  Capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags or decals of the powered industrial truck were not changed accordingly:  a)  In the assembly building, the employer did not have the manufacturer's prior written approval to add the telescoping lift attachment to the Toyota Forklift Model#8FGU25.   b) In the assembly building, the employer did not have the manufacturer's prior written approval to add the adaptor plate and ball attachment to the Toyota Forklift Model#8FGU25.  c)  In the assembly building, the employer did not have the manufacturer's prior written approval to change the capacity, operation, and maintenance instruction plates, tags, or decals.

Issued

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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)  In the assembly building, the employer did not appropriately mark with plates, tags, or decals the addition of the telescoping lift attachment to the Toyota Forklift Model#8FGU25 to show the change of the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with the load laterally centered.   b)  In the assembly building, the employer did not appropriately mark with plates, tags, or decals the addition of the adaptor plate and ball to show the change of the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with the load laterally centered.

Issued

2014-11-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:  a)    On September 18, 2013, employees in the 2nd shift working in the warehouse at 101 S. 16th St, Manitowoc WI, were installing platforms on the wind towers.  They had added the telescoping lift; the adaptor plate and ball attachment; and the top positioning platform to the Toyota Forklift Model #8FGU25.  As the operator started lifting the forks with attachments and the platform, the aluminum ball attachment snapped off the adaptor plate and the load fell to the ground.  Employees were thereby exposed to being struck by the falling forks, attached end equipment, and load.