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OSHA Inspection: FRANKENBACH'S DEERFIELD NURSERY INC.

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of FRANKENBACH'S DEERFIELD NURSERY INC. in 1241 DEERFIELD ROAD, WATER MILL, NY 11976 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 302703186.

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Site address
1241 DEERFIELD ROAD
City
WATER MILL
State
NY
ZIP
11976
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
5193
Employees
27
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Dec 27, 2000
Abate by
Jan 24, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
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 injuries from over turning fork lift,due to the
fact that the operator
restraint system (seat belts) provided on fork lift trucks were not
required to be used.
(a)Worksite, employee was operating a powered industrial truck TCM Model
806
Wheel Loader without wearing the seat belt provided. The vehicle was
backing
down a roadway and the left rear wheel entered a depression approximately
15-16
inches in the road causing it to overturn.  The operator was thrown to the
ground
and struck by the overhead protective roof; on or about 07/12/00.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
Among others, one feasible method of abating this hazardous condition is:
1.Insure that all operators of powered industrial trucks on site are
wearing
protective safety devices such as seat belts as required by ANSI B56.6
1993.
2.Follow the manufactures recommended procedures while operating TCM wheel
loader model 806 page 2 section 4.2 "Wear the seat belt to maximize the
protection capability of ROPS (ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE)
canopy when the machine is so equipped". Also page 13  SEAT BELT." The seat
belt protects the operator from being thrown out of the operators seat in
the event
of the loader turning over. It is equipped on the ROPS canopy and ROPS cab.
The seat belt functions as a unit with ROPS canopy or ROPS cab".

1910.178 L03 IA

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Dec 27, 2000
Abate by
Feb 14, 2001
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 302703186.

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