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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 313377665
Citation: 01002
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: I
Initial Penalty: $2,100.00
Current Penalty: $1,050.00
Issuance Date: 03/15/2011
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 1
Abatement Date: 03/18/2011
Gravity: 01
Report ID: 0316400
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 | 04/01/2011 | $1,050.00 | 03/18/2011 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/15/2011 | $2,100.00 | 03/18/2011 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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)Tire Shop: An employee operating a Hyster fork lift truck while unloading material in the tire shop was not wearing the provided seat belt as observed on 11-05-2010. Abatement Note: Feasible means to abatement. There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard. Among other methods, 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 and require the usage of an operator restraint system at all times and to follow the manufactures operating manual and wear the provided seat belts at all times when operating the lift trucks.