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Standard Cited: 95012901
Inspection Nr: 306506858
Citation: 01004A
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $1,750.00
Current Penalty: $875.00
Issuance Date: 03/11/2004
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 06/15/2004
Gravity:
Report ID: 0453720
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | P: Petition to Mod Abatement | 05/27/2004 | $875.00 | 06/15/2004 | Serious | |
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 05/07/2004 | $875.00 | 04/27/2004 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 03/11/2004 | $1,750.00 | 04/27/2004 | Serious |
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 004A Hazard: CRUSHING
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of 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: a)being caught between the frame of the Komatsu forklift, model #FG 25T-8, serial #038394, and the concrete floor; the rollover protection system (ROPS) equipped forklift was not equipped with a set of seat belts at the operator's station which exposed the operator to being caught between/crushed by the frame and the floor, should the forklift be overturned; a mixing employee was observed operating the forklift on the loading dock and in the mixing room on January 21, 2004; employees used the forklift daily to move such items as 300-gallon containers of resin mixtures. *Abatement Note: A feasible and acceptable method to abate the hazard would be to install a set of seat belts at the operator's position and enforce the use of the seat belts when the vehicle is in operation. (References: ASME/ANSI B56.1a-1989, Addenda to ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988 and ASME 56.1-1993 - Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks.)