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 falls from being lifted on the elevated forks of an industrial fork lift truck. (a) Location - Bay State Pallet Co., Inc., Bldg. 3A On or about 6/26/06, an employee on wooden pallet with a job made tool bench was lifted 14 feet high on the elevated forks of an industrial fork lift truck. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of abatement to correct this hazard as follows: 1) With approval of the fork lift truck manufacturer, the purchase and use of a proper safety platform meeting specifications of the ANSI B56.1-1975 standard. 2) With the approval of the fork lift truck manufacturer, the in-house fabrication and use of a proper safety platform certified by a professional engineer and meeting specifications of the ANSI B56.1-1975 standard.5