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

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 in that employees were exposed to the hazard of: Being struck by a moving automobile. A garbage collector working behind a Mack truck with a McNeilus hopper and compactor on the north side of 5265 County Line Road, Spring Hill , Fl., was in the vicinity of other moving vehicles in pre-dawn darkness, on or about Sept. 16, 1999. One method of abatement, among other feasible methods, is to require employees working in such conditions to wear high visibility reflective clothing and to establish a frequent and regular worksite inspection program to ensure employees comply with this rule. Or in the alternative 29 CFR l9l0.132(a)(1). ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIRED: