OSHA Inspection: VALLEY CARTING CORPORATION

Issued

Jun 18, 1996

Abate by

Jul 21, 1996

Penalty

Initial $21,000 · Current $11,667 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:
The hazard of being struck by refuse containers in the process of being
emptied into the rear of
refuse collection trucks.
Various work locations throughout Westchester County, Including, but not
limited to 100
Clearbrook Drive, Elmsford, NY  10523.
On or about 12/30/95
a) Employee assisting in the dumping of a 3 cubic yard refuse container
was struck and killed
by the container while it was being emptied into the rear of a refuse
collection truck.  Valley
Carting Trucks #48, #55, #56, #57, #62, #71, are not equipped with
container
retention systems,
and hook latches.  The Employees utilizing these trucks were not provided
with training in the
proper dumping procedures and were allowed to run the compaction blade
prior to lowering the
refuse containers to the ground.
On or about 5/28/96
b) Employee assisting in the dumping of a three cubic yard refuse
container was exposed to the
hazard of getting struck and killed by the container as it was being
emptied into the rear of
Valley Carting Truck #71.  Truck #71 was not equipped with a container
retention system, a
hook latch, and the employee ran the "blade" of the trucks compactor with
the container in a
raised position.
"AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS..."
1. Train employees and document such training as per the Leach owners
manual, pg#2-3.
2. Provide employees with training as set forth in ANSI Z245.1 - 1992,
section 6.1a.
3. Follow the safety precautions set forth in the owners manual, provided
by Leach Company,
for the "Rear Loader Container Handling Systems", pg's 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4,
2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1,
3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 6-5, and 6-6.
4. Follow the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) requirements
for safe operating
procedures, contained in ANSI Z245.1 - 1992 Mobile Refuse Collection and
Compaction
Equipment - Safety Requirements for Refuse Collection, Processing, and
Disposal Equipment,
sections 6.1, 6.2, 7.2.2.6.
5. Utilize the Container Retention Systems that were provided on the
trucks by the manufacturer,
and removed by the employer, as set forth in the ANSI Z245.1 - 1992,
section 7.2.2.6.1 a, and
in the Leach Manual on pgs 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3,
3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 6-5, 6-6.
6. Utilize the Hook Latches that were provided on the hooks by the
manufacturer, and not
maintained by the employer, as set forth in the ANSI Z245.1 - 1992,
section 7.2.2.6.1 b, and
in the Leach Manual on pgs 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-3, 4-1, 4-2.
7. Not allow employees to cycle the compaction mechanism "blade" while the
containers are in
a raised position as per the Leach Operators Manual pg 3-3.
8. Perform Daily and Monthly inspections as set forth in the ANSI Z245.1
1992 standard,
section 6.1k and in the Leach Manual on pg 4-1, and 4-2.
9. Perform maintenance as specified in the Leach owners manual pg 4-1.
10. Affix safety related decals as per the Leach owners manual as shown on
pg 2-2.

Issued

Jun 18, 1996

Abate by

Jul 6, 1996