Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 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: (a)the hazards of being crushed by portions of the trash compactor mechanism of hydraulically actuated front end loading trash compactor trucks, due to uninformed drivers' entry into the truck body or placing of portions of their body/bodies within the hazard zone while power was on to the unit. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to maintain a formal program that provides for the periodic monitoring of the methods employed by front end loader drivers for entering front loading trash compactor trucks for cleaning purposes, and provide additional training and/or discipline as needed to correct any inappropriate behavior detected, as specified by paragraph 6.1(b) of American National Standards Institute standard Z245.1-1992 American National Standard for Refuse collection, processing and disposal equipment-Mobile Refuse Collection and Compaction Equipment-Safety Requirements. DISCLAIMERS: 1)You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2)The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3)The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate abatement method.nt