Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A 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: Falling 9 feet to ground. On or about: 10/17/97 Location: On pallet, beside the rooftop of boiler room. a) The employer did not provide employees, working on an elevated platform, 9 feet above the ground, with any fall protection such as a guardrail system or personal fall arrest system. The work platform, a wooden pallet measuring approximately 4 feet wide by 4 feet long, was not secured or fastened to the lifting forks of the Clark forklift. AMONG OTHER METHODS ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS (1) Provide employees fall protection for all elevation and work location more than 6 feet above the ground level. (2)Follow the safety procedures in ANSI B56.1.1975 section 427 A to D and 513 A to B American National Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks. (3)Secure the work platform (wooden pallet) to the lifting forks before it is elevated. (4)Instruct and train all fork lift operators to observe the Safety Rules for Forklift operations. NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the inspection case file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement of this violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.