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

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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were exposed to the hazard of caught-in-between due to an unsafe work practice of riding the back of a skid steer: On or about February 14, 2006, employees were exposed to the hazard of caught-in-between the pinch point of the hydraulic arms of a skid steer. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means to abate this hazard is to institute safe work practices in accordance with the John Deere Operators Manual for the 7775 Skid Steer. The manual covers training, signage, decals and the safe operation of the equipment. The manual can be used to assist the employer in training/retraining all personnel (operators as well as non-operators) in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe work conditions or hazards when working around machinery, such as but not limited to, a skid steer. OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE OF: 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The employer shall instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his work environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury: On or about February 14, 2006, employees were exposed to the hazard of caught-in-between the pinch point of the hydraulic arms of a skid steer. The employer did not train employees in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe work conditions or hazards when working around machinery.