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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 301038303

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $3,000.00

Current Penalty: $3,000.00

Issuance Date: 04/29/1998

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 05/13/1998

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0317700

Contest Date: 05/18/1998

Final Order: 12/26/2001

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	2: Appeals Court	12/26/2001	$3,000.00	05/13/1998	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	04/29/1998	$3,000.00	05/13/1998	Serious

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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a piece 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 multiple injuries from falling hazard when employees are elevated on platforms when used with a powered industrial truck and the platform is not secured to the lifting carriage: a) Agra Erectors, Mill Hall, Pa: The wooden pallet used as a platform to hoist an employee to a height of approximately 10 feet was not secured to the forks of the Wrangler fork lift. The platform did not have a guardrail system. Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are: 1.Platform must be secured to the lifting carriage and/or forks. 2.Platform must have a slip resistant surface. 3.Platform must be equipped with a standard guardrail system as follows: a.System to consist of toprail, midrail and toeboard. b.Toprail positioned with a vertical height of between 39 and 45 inches above the surface of the platform. Rope, chain, etc. used in place of solid railing not be able to be deflected more than 3 inches outward when a 200 pound force is applied and downward deflection to assure vertical height does not go below 39 inches. c.Midrail be positioned about 1/2 way between platform surface and uppermost surface of top guardrail. d.Access opening through the guardrail system be protected by a device providing equivalent protection of the guardrail system. 4.Operator to be in the control position of the powered truck when personnel elevated. 5.Overhead protection is mandatory for the powered truck and, if required by operating conditions, the platform. 6.When the moving parts of the truck represent a hazard, means must be provided to protect personnel in the normal working position. 7.Workers are to be instructed to keep their feet on the surface of the platform so as not to negate the protective guardrail system. ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED

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