Absolute Transfer | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 301889531

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $4,200.00

Current Penalty: $3,360.00

Issuance Date: 03/17/2000

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 2

Abatement Date: 03/23/2000

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0418800

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

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	04/07/2000	$3,360.00	03/23/2000	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	03/17/2000	$4,200.00	03/23/2000	Serious

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

Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to employees 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 being struck/crushed by tow truck equipment: a) On October 16, 1999, for the Peterbilt tow truck used at the tractor trailer rollover site on S.R. 997 (Krome Avenue) and S.R. 25 (Okeechobee Road). The manufacturer's safety ratings, weight limits, capacity ratings, and working limits for the tow truck and its lifting apparatus/equipment (marked on the truck safety warning decals), were exceeded. The fully loaded tractor trailer was too heavy to be uplifted. This resulted in crushing of the trailer, tilting and rollover of the tow truck, and the tow truck operator's fatal injury. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO: 1. Stay within the manufacturer's safety ratings, weight limits, capacity ratings, and limits for the tow truck and its lifting apparatus/equipment. CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIREDT

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.