Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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 multiple injuries or death from falling hazard when using a platform attachment on a rough terrain truck: On or about November 29, 2005 at the work-site located at 4116 Lindbergh Drive in Jonesboro, Arkansas this employer allowed an employee to be exposed to multiple injuries and/or death created by the use of an elevated work platform which was not used in accordance with the acceptable requirements of the American Safety Standards for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks, ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998 and other acceptable industry practices. The platform did not meet the following design and use requirements of sections 8.25 and 5.15 of ASME/ANSI B56.6a in the following areas: (1) Platform was not secured to the forks to prevent inadvertent pivot (2) Restraining means such as a means of securing personnel such as a body belt/harness and lanyard were not used. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means to correct these hazards are to use safer alternate methods such as a scaffold, an aerial lift or properly use a platform in accordance with the requirements of the manufacturer and ASME/ANSI B56.6a-1998.