Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 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 to employees in that employees were exposed to: At the facility, on or about December 16, 2009 and prior thereto employees were observed operating a forklift without using the seatbelt. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by the falling object protective structure (FOPS) and/or other parts of the forklift while being allowed to drive them without the use of the seatbelt. Among other methods, the following are feasible and acceptable methods to minimize the probability of injury during forklift operation throughout the shop is to establish a policy that: (a) requires the use of seatbelts, (b) requires communication of it to employees, and (c) enforces the use of the seatbelts.