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 caught between the top of the operators cab of a standup narrow aisle reach fork truck and the horizontal shelves of storage racks which can enter the operator's compartment when the truck is traveling in reverse. On or about 10/04/06 in the warehouse, and employee operating a Raymond Electric Standup Reach Fork truck, model number EASIR 30 TT, was traveling in reverse and struck a storage rack. The employee was crushed between the top of the operators cab and the horizontal member of the rack. Other operators continued to use this model of truck. Feasible abatement methods include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Lower all shelves on the site so that the rear of the cab will strike the rack and the rack will not intrude into the cab. 2. Utilize trucks that have an extended backrest or other raised areas on the top of the cab such that the raised areas will not allow the truck to pass under the rack. 3. Lower the second tier of the rack so that the truck's existing overhead guard will strike the rack and not allow it the truck to pass under the rack. 4. Purchase trucks that have corner post or other guards to prevent the under ride from occurring. These posts extend from the rear corners of the truck up to the overhead guard. These posts are available from the lift truck supplier.