Nelson Family Farms, Inc. | Occupational Safety and Health Administration osha.gov

Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 313104507

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Date: 10/13/2009 I

Initial Penalty: $1,750.00

Current Penalty: $1,225.00

Issuance Date: 10/07/2009

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Related Event Code (REC): C

Gravity: 05

Report ID: 0418800

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	10/15/2009	$1,225.00	10/13/2009	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	10/07/2009	$1,750.00	10/13/2009	Serious

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

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 were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a)In the walk in cooler of Nelson Family Farms located at 5006 Oleander Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida: An employee operating a powered industrial truck did not have the seat belt fastened, on or about August 25, 2009. Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to ensure each employee who operates powered industrial trucks wears a seatbelt and that all operators are properly trained to recognize the hazard.ze

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