OSHA Inspection: SPYRES UNLIMITED

Issued

1999-10-18 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00

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:
Employees were exposed to hazards associated with high lift trucks, such
as being crushed by,
during the operation of the high lift truck without a seat belt.
Consensus standard for powered
industrial trucks; ASME/ANSI B56.1a-1989 Addends to ASME?ANSI B56.1-1988,
and ASME
B56.1-1993 - Safety Standard for Low lift and High Lift Trucks, state in
section 5.3.19 the
following;  An active operator protection device or system, when provided,
shall be used.
Operator protection is the event of tipover is intended to reduce the risk
of entrapment of the
head and torso between the truck and the ground but may not protect the
operator against all
possible injury (see para. 7.2.2).  However, steps indicated in paras.
5.3.18(d) and (e) should
still be adhered to.ered