Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his 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 performing work functions, such as but not limited to, operating an aerial lift were exposed to the hazard of being struck by vehicular traffic: (a) Wilkes and Company, Inc. on or about July 13, 2009, at the address of 205 Sprowl Rd. Huron, OH: The employer failed to ensure employees were protected from motor vehicle traffic while working-in/crossing active lanes of traffic. An employee operating a Genie Model S-85 Aerial Lift entered a two lane county road to rotate the lift's boom arm around to face the working area without controlling the traffic or utilizing other protective means and was struck by an oncoming vehicle. Abatement Note: One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to instruct employees not to enter active lanes of traffic while operating mobile equipment. When the job task requires an employee to enter the roadway, the employer shall train and require employees to use temporary traffic barriers, high visibility flags or flashing lights outlined in ANSI 92.5 Section 8.10.2, in that the employer should to eliminate employee's exposure to struck-by hazards posed by vehicular traffic. In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.