OSHA Inspection: MULNITE FARMS, INC.

Issued

Sep 11, 1992

Abate by

Sep 23, 1992

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occpational 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 the hazard of falling off of an elevated work platform.
NURSERY:  ON OR ABOUT 6/9/92 TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING ON A TWO WHEEL
ELEVATED, MOBILE PRUNING TRAILER BEING PULLED BY A JOHN DEERE TRACTOR,
THE TRAILER TIPPED WHEN THE TRAILER FRAME HIT THE TRACTOR TIRE AS THE
TRACTOR WAS TURNING.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS INCLUDE
BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
1.  ADJUST OR REPLACE THE TOM BAR ON THE TRACTOR SO THAT IT EXTENDS
BEYOND THE REAR TIRES OF THE TRACTOR SO THAT THE TRAILER TONGUE WILL
NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE REAR TIRES WHEN SHARP TURNS ARE MADE.
2.  USE A FIFFERENT TYPE OF VEHICLE WITH NARROWER WIDTH AND SHORTER
LENGTH TO TOW THE TRAILER THROUGH THE NURSERY.
3.  PRUNE FROM THE GROUND.