OSHA Inspection: A-1 COMPACTION, INC.

Issued

Jul 17, 2000

Abate by

Jul 20, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,667 Reduced

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: the hazard of being struck by the hopper portion of the
Leach 2RII
Packmaster, rear end loaded body that was mounted to a Mack truck:
Location: truck routes, Westchester County, NY
On or about: 1/24/00
a) The employer did not ensure that the tailgate clamps on the Leach 2RII
Packmaster, rear end
loaded body, were properly maintained and secured. The 2RII Packmaster,
rear end loaded body
was mounted to a Mack truck, New York commercial license plate number
HS1329, company
vehicle number G-12.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
1) Repair/replace the bent portion of the body into which the passenger
side tailgate clamp fits.
Ensure that the tailgate clamps are tightened securely before starting to
load as specified by
Operating Function #35, Section 2 Safety Precautions, page 2-5, in the
Leach 2RII Packmaster
Operators Manual.
AND
2) Train employees on the hazards associated with tailgate clamps and
ensure that employees are
not engaging in the operation known as 'backpacking'.
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case file,
the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement
of this violation as
normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 17, 2000

Abate by

Jul 20, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,667 Reduced

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 the hazard of being struck by the Leach 2RII Packmaster,
rear end loaded body
that was mounted to a Mack truck:
Location: truck routes, Westchester County, NY
On or about: 1/24/00-1/27/00
a) The employer did not ensure that the waste disposal truck (Leach 2RII
Packmaster, rear end
loaded body mounted to a Mack truck, New York commercial license plate
number HS1329,
company vehicle number G-12), was provided with an operable back up alarm.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
Replace /repair the back up alarm to ensure that it is working properly,
as specified in the Leach
2RII Packmaster Operators Manual, Section 5 Operation, Pre-Operation
Walk-around Inspection
#13, page 5-8.
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case file,
the employer need not submit certification or documentation of abatement
of this violation as
normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Jul 17, 2000

Abate by

Aug 9, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,666 Reduced

Issued

Jul 17, 2000

Abate by

Aug 9, 2000