Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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 falling out of moving vehicle: (a) Intersection of dry kiln and storage area - An employee was not wearing a seat belt while operating a 1967 International Load Star truck, Serial Number 244055 106720, on or about 2/25/91. Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard include the following: 1. Require each employee while on official business operating or occupying a motor vehicle equipped with safety belts, or otherwise required by Federal regulations to have safety belts, to have the safety belt properly fastened at all times while the vehicle is in motion. 2. Employer should develop and implement a driver safety aware- ness program to provide training on safe vehicle use for employees who are expected to use motor vehicle(s) as part of the their official work assignment(s).