OSHA Inspection: TRIPLE J GRASSING OF LEE COUNTY INC.

Issued

Dec 27, 2001

Abate by

Jan 31, 2002

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,600 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 employees
were exposed to the hazard of being struck by a forklift as a result of
violation of safe rules of
operation for a forklift and lack of or incomplete forklift operator
training:
a)At Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in Estero, Fl., employees were placing grass
sod on the
ground in the vicinity of a 1998 Model 930 JCB 6000lb. forklift being
operated and there
was no evidence or records that the operator of the forklift had received
forklift driver
training in the detail and extent necessary to safely operate a forklift
on or about
07/19/01.
b)At Ben Hill Griffin Parkway in Estero, Fl., employees were placing grass
sod on the
ground from pallets that were being moved by a 1998 Model 930 JCB 6000lb.
forklift
and the forklift operator while moving the pallets of grass sod did not
verify the presence
and location of another worker near a pallet in the forklift path of
travel, prior to
traveling in reverse on or about 07/19/01.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED
ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO:
1) Follow the manufacturer's instructions in the operator's manual for the
JCB
forklifts Models 926,930,940 in the "Operation" section under "Loading and
Unloading" there is a caution to "Take special care when reversing".
Additionally
the "Operator Manual" should be with the forklift at all times for
reference if
needed and the forklift operator should completely read and understand the
"Operator Manual" for a step-by-step learning process on how to safely
operate
the forklift.
2) Require all forklift operators to have the complete forklift operator
training as
specified in ASME B56.1-1993 (Revision of ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988) Safety
Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Section 4.19 "Operator
Training".
In addition in the same document, in Section 5 "Operating Safety Rules and
Practices", the operator is responsible for safe operation of the forklift
to exercise
particular care that employees may step into the path of travel of the
forklift.
Section 5.1.4 in the same document also requires before operating any
forklift,
the forklift operator shall have read and be familiar with the operator's
manual
for the particular forklift being operated.