OSHA Inspection: METCALFE GROUND MAINTENANCE

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 caught
in/by the rotating
PTO drive shaft and cutting blades of a mower deck, in the event the
operator were thrown from
the operators seat of the mower since the Operator-Presence Switches on
six TORO Mowers
were not functioning.
(a)  Keesler AFB, Mississippi - Employees were not protected from being
caught in/by
the PTO drive shaft and cutting blades of the mower deck.  The employees
were
operating five TORO - Groundsmaster 325-D and one TORO - Z-Master 255
mowers
that did not have functioning "Operator-Presence Controls" that would stop
the drive
shaft and blades in the event the employees were thrown from the operators
seat of the
mower.
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard is to:
(1) Follow the requirements of the Operator's Manual for the TORO,
GOUNDSMASTER 325-D. Safety Instructions, Page 4, "BEFORE
OPERATING", Item #7 states, "Check interlock switches daily for proper
operation (Refer To Checking Interlock Switches, Page 23).  Do not rely
entirely
on safety switches - shut off engine before getting off seat.  If a switch
fails,
replace it before operating the machine".

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 a mower or from
the mower rolling over a bank due to non functioning brakes.
(a)  Keesler AFB, Mississippi - Employees were not protected from being
struck by the
mower or from the mower rolling over a bank.  The employees were operating
five
TORO - Groundsmaster 325-D and one TORO - Z-Master 255 mowers that did not
have
functioning brakes or parking brakes that would stop the mower and prevent
employees
from being struck by the mower or prevent the mower from rolling over a
bank.
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard is to:
(1) Follow the requirements of the Operator's Manual for the TORO,
GOUNDSMASTER 325-D. Page 19, Controls, "Brake Pedal" reads "Whenever
the engine is shut off, the parking brake must be engaged to prevent
accidental
movement of the machine".
(2) The American National Standards Institute's standard for Commercial
Turf
Care Equipment, ANSI/OPEI B71.4-1990 at section 6.4.2, Service Brakes,
states
"A means shall be provided to stop the machines motion in both forward and
reverse directions......".  Section 6.4.3, Parking Brakes, 6.4.3.1.1, 'A
means
shall be provided to park a machine in any direction.....".

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2300.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $660.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1170.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1170.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $660.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1000.00 · Current $660.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1750.00 · Current $1170.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-09-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-09-27 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1700.00 Reduced