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 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 multiple injuries and death from the unsecured platform displacement, inadequate guard rails (fall protection), and tipping over hazard when using an oversized, non- secured, and inadequate guard railed platform on a rough terrain forklift: (a) Employees were exposed to multiple injuries and death hazards created by the use of elevated work platform which was not designed, constructed, and/or used in accordance with the acceptable requirements the American National Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994 and other acceptable industry practices. For Example: The platform did not meet the following design and use requirements of sections 5.15 and 8.25 of ASME/ANSI B56.6a in the following areas: (1) Platform dimensions exceeded in width more than 10 inches greater than the overall width of the truck on either side, (2) Did not have toe plates, (3) Did not have guard rails on the front and midrails on the other sides and/or a body belt and lanyard used when guard rails were omitted, (4) The platform was not attached to the forks or lifting mechanism (5) Did not have the maximum work load and empty weight information prominently marked on the platform (6) Controls were not installed on the elevating platform nor was an operator at the truck controls while employees were elevated, (7) The platform was not lowered when the rough terrain forklift was being repositioned, (8) The area below the suspended basket was not marked. The above conditions were observed when an employee was installing foam backing for stucco in a platform on the forks of a rough terrain forklift 16 feet above ground level. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these hazards are to use safer alternate methods, such as a scaffold or use a platform approved by the manufacturer meeting the design, manufacture, and use requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994 for all attachments on rough terrain forklifts. Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.