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

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent and a place of employmentwhich 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 or death from an oversized and inadequately guarded platform on a rough terrain forklift. (a) At the site employees were exposed,to multiple injuries and/or death created by the use of an elevated work platform which were not designed, constructed, or used in accordance with the acceptable requirements of the American National Safety Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 and other acceptable industry practices. For example, the platform did not meet the following design and use requirements of sections 8.25 and 5.15 of ASME/ANSE B56.6a in the following areas: (1) Platform dimension exceeded in width more than 10 inches greater than the overall width of the truck on either side, (2) Did not have the maximum work load and empty weight information prominently marked on the platform, (3) Did not have the front guard rail at a height of 42 inches and/or a body harness and lanyard used. The above conditions were observed when employees were installing windows on the building. using a Gradall 634 rough terrain forklift. 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 requirements of ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1994 for all attachments on rough terrain forklifts. Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.