OSHA Inspection: REGIONAL WASTE SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Sep 18, 1989

Abate by

Sep 19, 1989

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

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
serious crushing type injury while performing work in an area where a
D4 Caterpillar dozer was being operated:
a) Location: On or about 6/23/89, an employee was exposed to, and
received a crushing type injury while kneeling on cement floor
attempting to cut a piece of rebar that had been dislodged from the
cemented floor. While at the same time a Caterpillar D-4 dozer was
being operated in reverse gear, with the back up alarm stuffed with
rags and the fuse removed, backed over him causing serious injury,
(i.e. broken bones).

Issued

Sep 18, 1989

Abate by

Sep 19, 1989

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

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
unsafe conditions:
a) Location:  Employees were not trained or instructed in the
recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions which may be
encountered while operating heavy equipment in and around buildings
and fellow employees, and the regulations applicable to this type of
environment.