OSHA Inspection: NEW YORK CAROLINA EXPRESS

Issued

2003-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $656.00 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 being crushed by forklift trucks in the event of a
rollover:
a-Throughout the facility:Employee who operated a forklift truck and was
loading and
unloading trucks and was exposed to a tipping hazard were not required to
wear
protective restrain devices (seatbelts) that were equipped on the forklift.
Violation observed on or about 1/7/03.
ABATEMENT NOTE:AMONG OTHER MEANS, ONE FEASIBLE AND
ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD WOULD BE FOR THE
COMPANY TO REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO UTILIZE THE SEATBELTS AND ADD
THIS REQUIREMENT TO THE EMPLOYEES TRAINING PROGRAM.