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29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck: a) Post Mill, employees who operate powered industrial trucks (PITs) are not trained and evaluated by the employer, exposing employees to potential struck-by and crushed-by hazards. Dupont Yard, Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 931983, citation number 1, item 8 and was affirmed as final order on August 22, 2014, with respect to a workplace located at 277 Landmark Rd., Homerville, Georgia. The employer fails to assure that employees who operate powered industrial trucks are trained as required by the standard, as demonstrated on October 21, 2014, when employees were working in the facility at 277 Landmark Road, Homerville, GA 31634, exposed to struck-by and crush-by hazards resulting from untrained employees operating powered industrial trucks. Dupont Yard, Inc. previously committed a serious violation of this standard on August 19, 2013, with respect to a workplace at 277 Landmark Road, Homerville, GA 31634, which became a final order on August 22, 2014 (Inspection No. 931983).