OSHA Inspection: BAY STATE RACK & INSTALLATIONS CO INC

Issued

Sep 30, 1998

Abate by

Oct 27, 1998

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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 crushing injuries from overturning forklifts due to the
fact that operator restraint
systems (seat belts) provided on forklift trucks were not required to be
used, as required by
ASME B56.1-1993:
(a) Jobsite:  On or about 08/03/98, an employee operating a forklift truck
was not
wearing the seat belt provided and was fatally injured when the forklift
overturned.
Abatement Note:  One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct
this hazard is to
require and effectively enforce the use of operator restraint systems
while operating forklift
trucks provided with them.

Issued

Sep 30, 1998

Abate by

Oct 5, 1998

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100