OSHA Inspection: RODRIGUEZ CITRUS & VEGETABLES, INC.

Issued

Jul 16, 2002

Abate by

Jul 26, 2002

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely
to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the
hazard of being
struck-by a harvesting truck:
On or about 05/02/02, at the center of block 28 of Division II, employees
were exposed to the
hazard of being struck and run over by powered equipment with lack of rear
visibility operated
in reverse gear.
Among other methods of abatement, feasible and acceptable methods to
correct this hazard are:
(a) to install side and rear mirrors to enhance the visibility of the
operator while backing up a
loader truck; (b) to eliminate the practice of backing up the loader
trucks in the drive middle;
(c) to use a ground guide while the loader truck is backing up; and (d) to
install rear view safety
vision monitors that could eliminate blind spots at the rear of the loader
truck.
PLEASE NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.