OSHA Inspection: CITY OF GREENSBORO SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Issued

Jan 4, 2002

Abate by

Jan 18, 2002

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute S95-129(1) of the  Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees
conditions of 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:
a)the hazard of riding on rear of backing solid waste management vehicles
such as
rear loader packers, falling off the rear of the vehicles, and being run
over by the
rear wheels.  (Reference ANSI Z245.1-1992 Section 7.1.12.6 which states:
"Caution-Do not use riding steps when the vehicle is exceeding 10 mph or
operating in reverse or when the distance travelled exceeds 2/10 mile.")
NOTE:
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard would be for the collectors to be trained to dismount the
vehicles prior
to backing and stand in a position that allows them to be seen easily by
the
driver.