OSHA Inspection: HAMBURG DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

Issued

Feb 26, 1999

Abate by

Mar 10, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 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
operating powered industrial trucks without using seat belts were exposed
to the hazard of injury
from tipover accidents which seat belts are designed to address:
Throughout the facility, employees were exposed to the hazard of being
pinned between a
forklift and the ground in the event of a tipover, due to the fact that
forklift operators were not
required to wear the seat belts provided on the following forklifts:
Toyota Model #426FGCU18,
Toyota Model #426FGCU25, and Yale Model #GLC050RDNUAE083.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to require the use of the seat belts provided on the forklifts in
accordance with ASME/ANSI
B56.1-1995, Safety Standards for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Section
5.3.19.

Issued

Feb 26, 1999

Abate by

Mar 3, 1999