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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 311034680
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $4,900.00
Current Penalty: $1,000.00
Issuance Date: 02/12/2008
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 03/10/2008
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0418100
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 03/10/2008 | $1,000.00 | 03/10/2008 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 02/12/2008 | $4,900.00 | 03/10/2008 | 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 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) Two employees were operating a Skyjack 66TK articulating aerial lift at a job site on a grade of seven degrees, two degrees over the prescribe limit of five degrees for the lift. The job site was at the Flint Energy Building located at 98 Carl Vinson Parkway Warner, Robins, Georgia 31088. The lift had the Operating Manual and Manual of Responsibilities on board in the manual compartment. It was clear that the equipment was being operated on a slope and that it might be too much of an incline for the lift to operate on. In this case, the operation of the lift on a slope greater than five degrees, resulted in the tipping over of the lift and two fatalities on or about 8-29-2007. The slope of the land was recognizable and the manual addressed the hazards of operating on a slope or uneven services. There is caution warning throughout the Operating Manual, but especially in section 1, page 2 where tip-over hazards are addressed in visual and written description. Section 1, page 1 states that lifting and elevated driving MUST be on a flat, level, compacted surface. Also in the Manual of Responsibilities page 9 it address that the aerial platform shall not be operated in any manner on grades, side slopes, or ramps exceeding those for which the aerial platform is rated by the manufacture. There were feasible and useful methods to correct the hazard such as but not limited too: 1) By following the Operating Manual and the Manual of Responsibilities. 2) The area could have been graded so as to reduce the seven degree slope to more of a flat service for the lift to operate on. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).