Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 the hazard of being struck by a motor vehicle: AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW THE FLAGGING TRAFFIC CONTROLS, WORKER TRAINING, WEARING OF HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING, AND STANDARDS CONTAINED IN PART IV OF THE MANUAL ON UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES FOR STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. THESE ARE FROM THE 1988 EDITION APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, ALSO KNOWN AS AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUE #D6.1E 1989. LOCATION - NEAR 664 CLARK STREET, GARDNER, MASS: THE ABOVE VIOLATION IS ALLEGED TO HAVE OCCURED ON DECEMBER 27, 1989.