OSHA Inspection: CARLISLE TIRE & WHEEL COMPANY

Issued

Mar 19, 2002

Abate by

Mar 22, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $1,488 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:
(a)The employer did not require the use of the operator restraint device on
the Caterpillar forklift, which exposed employees to the hazard of being
crushed by the forklift should it overturn.  The hazard of entrapment of
the operator's head and torso between the forklift and the ground is
recognized by the current consensus standard, ASME/ANSI B56.1a-1989
Addenda to ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988, and ASME B56.1-1993 Safety
Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks. One feasible and useful
method to correct this hazard is to enforce the use of the operator
restraint/seat belt with which the forklift is equipped.
Certification, with date and method of abatement required.
Certification of abatement is required by 29 CFR Part 1903 and is to be
submitted within ten (10)
calendar days after the abatement date.ment

Issued

Mar 19, 2002

Abate by

Apr 21, 2002

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $1,488 Reduced