OSHA Inspection: AMERICAN WOOD MOULDING, LLC

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jun 29, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,350 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 hazards associated with operating fork lift trucks
without wearing the
operator restraint system supplied by the manufacturer. ASME B56.1-1993
Safety Standard for
Low and High Lift Trucks, requires manufacturers to provide and operators
to wear operator
restraint systems.
Warehouse:  Fork truck operators were operating the fork trucks, including
but not limited to,
the Toyota serial #5FGU30-70033, through out the warehouse without wearing
the manufacturer
provided operator restraint system (seat belt).
ABATEMENT NOTE:  One method among others to abate this hazard would be to
develop and
enforce a work rule/policy requiring that all operators wear the operator
restraint
system when
operating the fork truck.ing

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jun 28, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,147 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jun 29, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jun 29, 1999

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jun 28, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,147 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jul 19, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $1,500 Reduced

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jul 19, 1999

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jul 6, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $800 Reduced

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jul 6, 1999

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jun 28, 1999

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jul 12, 1999

Issued

Jun 23, 1999

Abate by

Jul 28, 1999