Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Violation Items
Nr: 315715078 Citation: 01002 Issuance: 11/08/2011 ReportingID: 0627100
Viol Type:Serious NrInstances:1 Contest Date:
Abatement Date:11/21/2011 X Nr Exposed:1 Final Order:
Initial Penalty:2975.00 REC: Emphasis:
Current Penalty:2000.00 Gravity:05 Haz Category:CRUSHING

Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History
Type Event Date Penalty abatement Type FTA Insp
Penalty Z: Issued 11/08/2011 2975.00 11/21/2011 Serious  
Penalty I: Informal Settlement 11/30/2011 2000.00 11/21/2011 Serious  


Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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: On or about August 2, 2011, at the jobsite located at 65 Garfield in Clarendon, Arkansas an employee was observed operating an Eagle Model TE 300 forklift to transport lumber across the property and the employee was not wearing a seatbelt. The seatbelt had slipped beneath the seat bracket while the forklift was down for repairs. The maintenance worker inadvertently bolted the bracket down on top of the belt, trapping the buckle under the bracket. This practice exposed the employee to fall and crushing hazards in the event of a roll over or ejection.