OSHA Inspection: STOCKMAN DEVELOPMENT, INC

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

May 25, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,900 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 fall hazards when elevated in a pallet/wood work platform with a power industrial truck:    (a) Stockman's Farm Supply, Osseo, WI warehouse; on or about December 30, 2015, workers were exposed to fall hazards while elevated in a wooden personnel work platform that was not constructed and rated for use, such as but not limited to:    (1) The work platform was approximately 37 inches above the power industrial truck forks,  (2) The work platform was not securely attached the carriage or forks,   (3) The maximal load including personnel and equipment was not prominently indicated on the work platform,  (4) The weight of the empty platform was not prominently indicated on the work platform, and  (5) The minimum capacity of the truck on which the platform can be used was not prominently indicated on the work platform.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Abate by

Jun 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,900 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    (a) Stockman's Farm Supply Osseo, WI; the employer did not train and evaluate all of the forklift operators to ensure they were competent to operate the forklifts safely.

Issued

Apr 27, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate:  (a) Stockman's Farm Supply, warehouse area; safe load capacities were not clearly marked on the area above the receiving office which was used for overhead storage.