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 employmnent 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: employee was exposed to a fall hazard while working on an elevated platform on the forks of a forklift. The platform was not equipped with a proper guardrail system as required in ANSI/ASME B56.1-2000, Section 7.36. Also, the employee was moved while in the elevated position on the platform, a violation of ANSI b56.1-1975: (a)On or about the week of 10/12/2009, employee exposed to a fall hazard while cleaning the outside of the showroom windows from an elevated platform on a forklift. The platform was not equipped with an adequate guardrail and the forklift was moved from window to window with the platform in the raised position at a height of approximately 12-15 feet. Feasible means of abatement include: 1 Providing a properly guarded platform to meet ASME B56.1-2000, Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Section 7.36, and instruct employees in the proper use of elevated platforms and their potential risks and hazards; 2 Lowering the forks when the forklift needs to travel from one location to another, then raise the platform at the next location as many times as necessary as required in ANSI B56.1-1975; 3 Using a vehicle that is designed to move employees safely on elevated work platforms such as a scissor lift; 4 Outsourcing work that requires elevating employees in lifts. ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM