OSHA Inspection: LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Jul 24, 1997

Abate by

Jul 29, 1997

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $2,000

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 expose to: The hazards of falling out of the front bucket
of a backhoe while
it traveled along a roadway.
Location:  North State Road (North Side), Briarcliff Manor NY
ON OR ABOUT 06/05/9745
a) Employee was exposed to the hazard of falling out of the front bucket
of a 1996 Ford
Backhoe # A 438025 as it traveled north on North State Road, employee was
riding in the
front bucket holding onto plants that were in the bucket.
AMONG OTHER METHODS ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
(1) Prohibit employees from riding in the bucket at any time for any
reason.
2)To follow the Ford manufactures, Operator's Manual regarding the Safety
Precautions, item 26 page iii states, Do not transport anyone in the
loader bucket.
(3)To follow the New Holland Operator's Manual, section on operating the
machine
item, 24 page 1-10 states, Do not transport anyone in the loader bucket.
(4)FIEI Safety Manual (Farm and Industrial Equipment Institute), for
operators and
mechanics for Backhoe/ Loader, page 21 states,
WARNING: YOUR BACKHOE/LOADER IS A ONE PERSON MACHINE. NEVER
PERMIT RIDERS.