OSHA Inspection: ABSOLUTE TRANSFER

Issued

Mar 17, 2000

Abate by

Mar 23, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,360 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to employees 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 being struck/crushed by tow
truck equipment:
a) On October 16, 1999, for the Peterbilt tow truck used at the tractor
trailer rollover site on
S.R. 997 (Krome Avenue) and S.R. 25 (Okeechobee Road). The manufacturer's
safety ratings,
weight limits, capacity ratings, and working limits for the tow truck and
its lifting
apparatus/equipment (marked on the truck safety warning decals), were
exceeded. The fully
loaded tractor trailer was too heavy to be uplifted. This resulted in
crushing of the trailer, tilting
and rollover of the tow truck, and the tow truck operator's fatal injury.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
1. Stay within the manufacturer's safety ratings, weight limits, capacity
ratings, and limits for
the tow truck and its lifting apparatus/equipment.
CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIREDT

Issued

Mar 17, 2000

Abate by

Mar 23, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,800 Reduced

Issued

Mar 17, 2000

Abate by

Mar 23, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,360 Reduced

Issued

Mar 17, 2000

Abate by

Mar 23, 2000

Issued

Mar 17, 2000

Abate by

Mar 23, 2000

Issued

Mar 17, 2000

Abate by

Mar 23, 2000