OSHA Inspection: FAYETTE COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD

Issued

Oct 25, 2002

Abate by

Dec 13, 2002

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 88.4 - Code of Iowa (2001)
88.4:  The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment
which was 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)Fayette County Twin Bridges Park - On or about August 21, 2002 an
employee of the Fayette County Conservation Board was operating a Toro
325D Traction Unit equipped with a Toro 72 inch side discharge Cutting Unit
designed to meet the safety specifications of American National Standard
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-1990 for Commercial Turf Care Equipment.  The operating
employee had his left foot mutilated by contact with a rotating mower
blade.
Interlock switches, designed to protect operators from injury from such
hazards as, but not limited to, contact with operating moving mower blades
and from being struck by the moving machine, had been rendered inoperable.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to
replace inoperable switches and restore system wiring to allow the
interlock
switches to perform to design function and check interlock switches daily
for
proper operation as specified on page 23 of Toro Form No. 3318-688 Rev.D
(Operators Manual).
(b)Fayette County Twin Bridges Park - On or about August 21, 2002 an
employee of the Fayette County Conservation Board was operating a Toro
325D Traction Unit equipped with a Toro 72 inch side discharge Cutting Unit
designed to meet the safety specifications of American National Standard
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-1990 for Commercial Turf Care Equipment.  The operating
employee had his left foot mutilated by contact with a rotating mower
blade.
The Toro 72 inch side discharge Cutting Unit was not equipped with a
Discharge Deflector, designed to drive objects into the ground and to meet
the
foot probe test of ANSI/OPEI B71.4.  One feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct this hazard is to install and use in the lowest operating
position Toro Part number 51-1470 Deflector with functional hardware and
Part Number 43-8480 Decal-Danger (Signage).
(c)Fayette County Twin Bridges Park - On or about August 21, 2002 an
employee of the Fayette County Conservation Board was operating a Toro
325D Traction Unit equipped with a Toro 72 inch side discharge Cutting Unit
designed to meet the safety specifications of American National Standard
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-1990 for Commercial Turf Care Equipment.  The operating
employee had his left foot mutilated by contact with a rotating mower
blade.
The operators seat was not secured and maintained to remain attached to the
Toro Traction Unit while the machine was being operated.  This condition
exposed the operator to falls and movement from the operator's position
while
the unit was in motion.  One feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to replace the seat mounting and suspension hardware
and maintain the assembly in a safe functional condition.
(d) Fayette County Twin Bridges Park - On or about August 21, 2002 an
employee of the Fayette County Conservation Board was operating a Toro
325D Traction Unit equipped with a Toro 72 inch side discharge Cutting Unit
designed to meet the safety specifications of American National Standard
ANSI/OPEI B71.4-1990 for Commercial Turf Care Equipment.  The operating
employee had his left foot mutilated by contact with a rotating mower
blade.
The assembly did not have supplemental weights called for on the front page
of Toro Form No. 3318-688 Rev. D (Operator's Manual) installed to the rear
of the traction unit.  Failure to utilize the called for weights reduces
the
stability of the unit when operated on sloping and rough turf.  One
feasible
and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to install and
maintain the weight kits to bring the 325-D Toro Unit equipped with a 72
inch
side discharge Cutting Unit into conformance with ANSI/OPEI B71.4 Safety
Standard as called for in the Toro Operator's Manual.

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Oct 25, 2002

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Dec 13, 2002

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Oct 25, 2002

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Oct 25, 2002

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Issued

Oct 25, 2002

Abate by

Dec 13, 2002