Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B Hazard: DUST&FUMES

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 to employees, in that employees were operating the Caterpillar forklift while not wearing the provided seatbelt. (a)Outdoors, North of the Dust Collection Shed/Baghouse - On or about October 6, 2011 employee(s) operating the Caterpillar Forklift FL3 were exposed to injury because the operator was not wearing the provided seatbelt. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to retrain all exposed employees, and enforce seatbelt usage.