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 including being caught in or crushed by a backhoe loader or the backhoe loader load, to employees in that employees were exposed to being caught in or crushed by the backhoe loader or backhoe loader load: a)Construction Site 1403 Broad St. Phenix City: Employer failed to train the employees in the safe operation of the John Deere 310G Backhoe Loader, product identification number TO310GX936577, while moving materials about the site. b)Construction Site 1403 Broad St. Phenix City: Employer failed to require employees to wear the seat belt on the John Deere 310G Backhoe Loader, product identification number TO310GX936577, while moving material about the site. Feasible and acceptable methods of abatement to correct this hazard include, but are not limited to the following: 1)Conform to the requirements of the John Deere Operators Manual omt191038 that states, "Use seat belt when operating machine. Remember to fasten seat belt when loading and unloading from trucks and during other uses." 2)Conform to the requirements of the John Deere Operators Manual omt191038 that states, "Do not operate this machine unless you have read the operator's manual carefully and you have been qualified by supervised training and instruction. Familiarize yourself with the job site and your surroundings before operating. Try all controls and machine functions with the machine in an open area before starting to work. Know and observe all safety rules that may apply to your work situation and your work site. 3)Conform to the requirements of ASME/ANSI B56. la-1989 Addenda to ASME B56.1-1993 Safety Standard that requires the use of seat belts and for manufacturers to develop a program to retrofit older models.