OSHA Inspection: CRAIN INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 10, 1997

Abate by

May 6, 1997

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 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:
An accident occured on/or about October 23, 1996, at 4401 Savanna Street,
Fort Smith,
Arkansas 72903, two employees were operating Yale Fork Lifts which were
not equipped
with seat belts or other type of restraint devices, exposing the employees
to the hazards
of being thrown from and being crushed by the Fork Lifts.
Among other methods, one feasible and accepted abatement methods to
correct this
hazard is: Install safety seat belts or other approved types of restraints
to protect the
employees from being thrown from the Fork Lifts.