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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 304310352
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $2,500.00
Current Penalty: $1,700.00
Issuance Date: 09/20/2001
Nr Instances: 6
Nr Exposed: 7
Abatement Date: 09/28/2001
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0419400
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
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| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 10/18/2001 | $1,700.00 | 09/28/2001 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/20/2001 | $2,500.00 | 09/28/2001 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: STRUCK BY
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 exposed to: The hazard of being struck by a mower or from the mower rolling over a bank due to non functioning brakes. (a) Keesler AFB, Mississippi - Employees were not protected from being struck by the mower or from the mower rolling over a bank. The employees were operating five TORO - Groundsmaster 325-D and one TORO - Z-Master 255 mowers that did not have functioning brakes or parking brakes that would stop the mower and prevent employees from being struck by the mower or prevent the mower from rolling over a bank. Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this hazard is to: (1) Follow the requirements of the Operator's Manual for the TORO, GOUNDSMASTER 325-D. Page 19, Controls, "Brake Pedal" reads "Whenever the engine is shut off, the parking brake must be engaged to prevent accidental movement of the machine". (2) The American National Standards Institute's standard for Commercial Turf Care Equipment, ANSI/OPEI B71.4-1990 at section 6.4.2, Service Brakes, states "A means shall be provided to stop the machines motion in both forward and reverse directions......". Section 6.4.3, Parking Brakes, 6.4.3.1.1, 'A means shall be provided to park a machine in any direction.....".