OSHA Inspection: WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL

Issued

Dec 2, 1998

Abate by

Dec 15, 1998

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500

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 hazards.
a)Lawn Areas, on or about 6/16/98:  Employee operating a Ferris CTR
Commercial Lawn Mower, Model CTR20K, Serial# 244, on a sloped hill next
to an embankment was crushed by the lawn mower.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is
to:
1) Train employees in the safe operation of mowers such as, but not
limited to
training on riding mowers on slopes, on wet grass, limitations of
hydrostatic drives,
and usage of emergency/ parking brakes.
2) Provide additional training for employees using riding mowers that is
outlined in
the owners manual on page #'s 3,4,5,7, and 9.
3) Provide addiotional training on the maximum recommended slope that the
riding
mowers should be used on as outlined in the owners manual on page #4.
Abatement documentation is required for this item.