OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR SERVICES OF CENTRAL WISCONSIN

Issued

May 2, 2000

Abate by

Jun 5, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 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:
Employee(s) were exposed to the hazards of being entrapped against
structures by, struck by or
becoming entangled by, the movement of containers or lifting devices of
the container handling
system in that:
a) Chains are attached to packing bar mechanisms which are not controlled
by a sustained
manual pressure control during the raising, dumping, and lowering of
refuse containers,
b) Training was not done on all aspects of the safe operations of the
mechanical container
handling systems in use,
c) Measures were not taken to monitor employees' operation and use of
equipment at
customer sites and to ensure adherence to safety practices.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS
TO CORRECT THESE HAZARDS ARE:
1) Comply with the requirements of ANSI Z245.1-1984, American National
Standard for
Refuse Collecting and Compacting Equipment-Safety Requirements, -1992,
Mobile
Refuse Collection and Compaction Equipment-Safety Requirements, and -
1999, Mobile
Wastes and Recyclable Materials Collection, Transportation, and Compaction
Equipment
Safety Requirements, as it is applicable to the respective refuse
collection and container
handling systems equipment in use by the company.
2) Comply with the requirements of ANSI Z245.3-1977(R1990), Safety
Requirements
for the Stability of Refuse Bins, and ANSI Z245.30-1994, Waste
Containers-Safety
Requirements, as it is applicable to the respective waste containers in
use at customer
sites of the company.

Issued

May 2, 2000

Abate by

May 8, 2000

Issued

May 2, 2000

Abate by

May 8, 2000