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

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of recognized hazards which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply with this regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations promulgated under Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as amended, as follows: Employer knew or should have known that employees loading tools and equipment such as, but not limited to, a backpack leaf blower, near the hydraulic controls on a running Caterpillar, Model 416C, backhoe, at the Starwood facility, were exposed to the hazard of being crushed by the boom or bucket due to the equipment shifting and contacting the control levels. A feasible and useful method to correct this hazard, among other method, is to train employees on the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions while operating heavy equipment.