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North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck by hazard: a)job site - where two outside blinking amber lights and top cab mounted amber rotating light on the Ford 6610 (tractor #372) were inoperable while tractor mowing along side of highway when exposed to vehicular traffic. b)job site - where the outside blinking amber lights on the Ford 6610 (tractor #372 and #335) were not visible from the front of the tractor while mowing along side of highway, in that the blinking lights were blocked by a Pepsi crate. Abatement note: One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct this hazard is to equipped the Ford 6610 tractors with visible and operable outside blinking amber lights and top cab mounted amber rotating light. [Reference City of Durham Contract and Specifications, 2004, Contract M04.1, General Specifications, Equipment requirements: Tractors shall be equipped so as to confirm to the prevailing Occupational Safety Health Act Standards. Tractors shall also be equipped with a minimum of TWO outside blinking amber lights, visible from both directions and ONE top of cab mounted amber rotating amber light, visible from both directions.]