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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 313371122

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: I

Initial Penalty: $1,200.00

Current Penalty: $840.00

Issuance Date: 01/12/2010

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 3

Abatement Date: 01/15/2010

Gravity: 02

Report ID: 0316400

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

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 02/05/2010 $840.00 01/15/2010 Serious  
Penalty Z: Issued 01/12/2010 $1,200.00 01/15/2010 Serious  

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 physical harm to employees in that an employees were exposed to the hazard of crushing injuries associated with the rollover of a lift truck without the use of an operator restraint system: (a)Facility Lot: On November 17th 2009 and times prior to, an employee operated a Hyster fork lift (model # H30XM) without the use of the installed seatbelt. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow ASME B56.1-1993 Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, which requires the usage of an operator restraint system at all times.

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