OSHA Inspection: COLUMNS, INC.

Issued

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3084.00 · Current $1850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck:    a) On or about January 23, 2020, at the jobsite where an employee was exposed to struck-by and crushed-by hazards while standing beneath the elevated forks of a Clark forklift to take measurements of delivery merchandise.

Issued

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3084.00 · Current $1850.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(iv): Front-end loaders and similar pieces of equipment were used to support scaffold platforms when they were not specifically designed by the manufacturer for such use:  (General Industry Reference: 1910.27a)    a) On or about January 23, 2020, at the jobsite where employees were exposed to fall and crushed-by hazards, while standing on the forks of a Clark forklift to take measurements of delivery merchandise.

Issued

2020-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-03-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.451(c)(2)(v): Fork-lifts were used to support scaffold platforms while the entire platform was not attached to the fork and the fork-lift was moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: (General Industry Reference: 1910.27a)  a) On or about January 23, 2020, at the jobsite where employees were exposed to fall, struck-by, and crushed-by hazards while standing on the forks of a Clark forklift as it was moved to take measurements of delivery merchandise.