OSHA Inspection: SAMUEL B. & RAUL MACIAS

Issued

Aug 25, 2000

Abate by

Aug 31, 2000

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 employer did not ensure that a trailer hitch used to
tow a vehicle was of
sufficient strength to prevent failure of the hitch:
On or about March 20, 2000, at 7701 SW Allapattah Road, Indiantown,
Florida; the employer
did not ensure that a hitch utilized for equipment recovery operations was
of sufficient strength
to resist mechanical failure.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method of abatement to
correct this hazard
is as follows:
To ensure that equipment used to tow vehicles is of sufficient strength to
prevent mechanical
failure of any of its components.
PLEASE NOTE:  CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Aug 25, 2000

Abate by

Aug 30, 2000