U.S. Postal Service | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 301322475

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Other

Abatement Status: I

Initial Penalty: $1,625.00

Current Penalty:

Issuance Date: 01/25/1999

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 01/28/1999

Gravity: 03

Report ID: 0213900

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): C

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	02/16/1999		01/28/1999	Other
Penalty	Z: Issued	01/25/1999	$1,625.00	01/28/1999	Serious

Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CAUGHT

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 caught between hazard: a) Bulk Mail Acceptance Unit - The employer did not ensure that the forklift operator adhered to the manufacturer's requirement that seat belts be used during vehicle operation. An employee was observed operating a Toyota forklift without the use of the seat belt while unloading a truck trailer. On or about 11/23/98. NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to require and enforce the use of seat belts by employees while operating powered industrial trucks.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.