Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 308994961
Citation: 01001A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 11/08/2006 X
Initial Penalty: $2,500.00
Current Penalty: $2,500.00
Issuance Date: 10/06/2006
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0317000
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001A Hazard: CRUSHING
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 crushing, struck by or fall hazards when loading precast concrete sewer inlet boxes: a) Lyons & Hohl, Inc., Honey Brook, PA - On August 22, 2006 a delivery driver fell off the side of a flatbed truck while standing behind a load which shifted as the load was being centered on the truck by the action of a fork (one of two) of a forklift truck alternatively pushing on each of two ends of the load in order to center the load on the truck. The load, a precast sewer inlet box supported by four bricks and sitting on top of a concrete slab, shifted or jolted as the fork of the forklift truck pushed at the base of the concrete slab. The employee standing behind the load and directing the forklift operator fell backwards from the side of the truck in a reaction from the load movement and fell to the ground and sustained contusions to the head and shoulder from which he died on August 24, 2006. The practice of using one or both forks of the forklift truck to push a load is not part of the operational design of the forklift and can cause hazards in several ways, including: (1) compromising the forklift's capacity;(2) damaging the fork(s);(3) causing the load, or part of the load to shift or tip; (4) interfering with the maneuverability of the forklift; (5) causing the driver less control of the load. Observed 08/25/06. ABATEMENT NOTE: AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO TRAIN OPERATORS TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE OPERATORS MANUAL AND THE AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD: ITSDF B56.1-2005: SAFETY STANDARD FOR LOW LIFT AND HIGH LIFT TRUCKS, SECTIONS 5.4.1(d) and 5.4.3. NOTE: CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT REQUIRED
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