OSHA Inspection: PEBBLE LANE ASSOCIATES

Issued

2000-02-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-02-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $1050.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
furnish 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
hazard of operating a Komatsu WA500-1 wheel loader with the bucket raised
above the
required traveling height:
a)Yard area. An employee was operating a Komatsu WA500-1
wheel loader with the bucket raised 29" above the manufactures
traveling height; on or about 9/1/99.
Among other methods one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
as follows:
1.Ensure that the operators are familiar with the manufactures
manual which states, "Bring the work equipment in the traveling
posture" and depicts the machines bucket to ground clearance at
no more then 50cm/19".

Issued

2000-02-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $375.00 · Current $375.00