Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 exposed to crushing injuries while riding on a dozer with no seat or seatbelt during training operations: (a) Wood Chip Yard: On or about March 20, 2017 employees rode as passengers on the Allied Wagner CHD-24S Chip Dozer, equipped with only one seat. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to ensure no employees other than the operator are permitted to ride on any mobile machine unless seating, seatbelts, and other protection equivalent to that provided for the operator is provided. Also follow the Allied Wagner operations warning, Section 2.2 which states "The only person required on the machine is the operator. Never allow anyone to ride on the machine or it attachments."