OSHA Inspection: C & D CORP

Issued

Oct 18, 1990

Abate by

Nov 19, 1990

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

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 injury from the operation of an unsafe motor vehicle.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to develop and implement an effective daily
vehicle inspection program to include all leased vehicles used during
the blueberry harvest season: The program would identify safety and
mechanical defects on vehicles. It would further require the vehicle
owner, not the operator, to make repairs before the vehicle is put into
service:
E.O. Morse Blueberry Field-on or about 08/13/90, the leased
Chevrolet 1971 C-60 truck, Maine reg. F47-515 was not
maintained in safe condition. (Ref. Maine State Police report
JC90-01566 dated 08/13/90).

Issued

Oct 18, 1990

Abate by

Dec 18, 1990

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $600 Reduced