Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: FALLING

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 a fall hazard of 10 feet from prohibited riding of the forks on a Gradall Lull fork truck: a) Construction Worksite - Employee observed riding the forks of a Gradall Lull, Model #534B, Serial number unknown, thereby exposing employee to a fall hazard of 10 feet to ground level below, on or about June 9, 1992. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is providing access by utilizing scafolds, ladder and/or work platform to gain access to scaffold.