Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii): Permanent and removable fuel containers were not securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping, or rotating: The employer does not securely mount liquid petroleum fuel containers on forklifts to prevent them from jarring loose, slipping, or rotating. a) This most recently occurred on March 9, 2016 at 516 Express Drive in Chicago, Illinois. Employees are exposed to fire and struck-by hazards when Nissan Forklift 059, Nissan Forklift 073, Nissan Forklift 076, Nissan Forklift 078, and Nissan Forklift 396 are operated with unsecured removable fuel containers of liquid petroleum. To abate this hazard in the future, the employer must ensure removable fuel containers of liquid petroleum on forklifts are secured using the clamps originally provided by the manufacturer or by equivalent parts as to the safety with those used in the original design. This employer has been cited for this practice that included: Alliance Ground International, LLC was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 994222, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on October 20, 2014, with respect to a workplace at 616 Access Road, Lufthansa Building, in Chicago, Illinois. Pursuant to 29 CFR 1903.19, the employer must submit documents describing the steps it is taking to ensure compliance, including an explanation of how these steps will protect its employees from fire and struck-by hazards when forklifts are operated.