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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 313899866
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: I
Initial Penalty: $600.00
Current Penalty: $300.00
Issuance Date: 12/22/2009
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 12/28/2009
Gravity: 02
Report ID: 0830300
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
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| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/10/2010 | $300.00 | 12/28/2009 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 12/22/2009 | $600.00 | 12/28/2009 | Serious |
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 a fall hazard: (a) An employee was exposed to a fall hazard due to working on an unattended elevated forklift work platform that exceeded the work platform dimension of two times the load center distance from the back of the forks of the forklift at 2404 Lancaster in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard would be to follow the American National Standards Institute B56.6-2005 Safety Standard for Rough Terrain Forklift Trucks sections 8.24.1(b) for platform dimensions, 5.15.1(s) and 6.2.11 for attending to forklifts.