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 the hazard of being struck and/or crushed by moving equipment: On or about June 25, 2002 at approximately 10:00 am, an employee of Johns Disposal Service was working behind a garbage truck when a pickup truck in neutral with a dumpster attached rolled backwards fatally injuring the sanitation worker. The pickup truck was not equipped with a backup alarm. Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable methods would include compliance with the requirements of ANSI Z245.1-1999, American National Standard for Mobile Wastes and Recyclable Materials Collection, Transportation, and Compaction Equipment- Safety Requirements. 1. Section 7.2.14.2 on Warning Signals states: a) An external audible warning signal device (back-up) alarm shall be provided on all motor vehicles. 2. Section 9.2.1 on Safety Programs states: a) The employer's program must include at a minimum the following elements: A hazard assessment in which the employer conducts a review of the various types of collection and transportation equipment which the employer utilizes and the hazards associated with them, including sampling or measurements, where appropriate, to the type of hazard, as well as the persons who may potentially encounter these hazards.r