Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 125 Hazard: ERGONOMIC

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 an increased risk of developing CTD from tasks that they were performing and engineering and administrative controls were not implemented: The employee in department 17, group 16, job 04, shift 01, DOME LIGHT STUD who repeatedly performs tasks which require various ergonomic stresses such as, but not limited to, force applications, arms in a supine motion and thumb pressing which are likely to result in cumulative trauma disorders. On or about 2-13-90. Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard are: 1) Expand task and allow workers to get into cars and ride along while performing task to reduce reach.