OSHA Forklift
Violations
The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) has a published a list of common citations that they
write for their Powered Industrial Truck Standard 1910.178
OSHA mandated that all new forklift operators
must be trained, regardless of experience. All forklift operators, regardless of experience, must be evaluated
for competency at least every three years. The rule requires that forklift training be specific to the
equipment you operate and specific to the conditions under which the equipment is operated (site
specific).
Failure to meet the standard can result
in fines up to $70,000.
Violation/Subpart |
Number of Citations |
Percentage |
Training Violations (L) |
2,879
|
63%
|
Not removing unsafe unit from service
(Q) |
605
|
13%
|
Daily inspection not performed (Q)
|
384
|
8%
|
Data plates and markings not in place or legible
(A) |
143
|
3%
|
Unauthorized modifications not reflected on data
plate (A) |
140
|
3%
|
Unauthorized repairs or not removed from service
(Q) |
118
|
3%
|
Battery maintenance or charging area violation
(G) |
93
|
2%
|
Unattended truck not parked correctly
(M) |
91
|
2%
|
Not slowing down & sounding horn at an
intersection (N) |
63
|
1%
|
Unauthorized person on truck (M) |
48
|
1%
|
Total |
4,564
|
100%
|
|