OSHA Inspection: POMA CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 9, 2001

Abate by

Jul 12, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $844 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his 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 crushed
by and/or caught
in between the forklift and the concrete pavement:
a) On or about 6/20/2001 at the SE 17th Street Causeway site, an employee
was observed
operating a Caterpillar forklift and was not wearing the installed safety
restraint system.
Among other feasible methods, acceptable methods of abatement to correct
this hazard are:
1.The employer must require and ensure that operators wear the safety
restraint systems
when operating forklifts that are equipped with them.  (References:
ASME/ANSI B56.1-1993
Safety Standard for Low lift and High Lift Trucks)
2.Inform employees of the forklift's safety features such as but not
limited to safety
restraint systems; and how to correctly use them when operating the
equipment.

Issued

Jul 9, 2001

Abate by

Jul 26, 2001