OSHA Inspection: ENGINEERING & CYCLE CO., INC.

Issued

Apr 26, 2004

Abate by

Jun 11, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $938 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 not utilizing the forklift operator restraint system (seat belts),
exposing employees to
crushing injuries in the event that the forklift tipped over:
a)Warehouse forklift operators were observed not using defective forklifts
and not taken out of
service when the seatbelts were not replaced on or about March 23, 2004.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to replace operator restraint system (seat belts) that are torn off and
require employees to wear
them as required by ANSI B56.1 consensus standard for powered industrial
trucks, and ASME
B56.1-2000 Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks.d

Issued

Apr 26, 2004

Abate by

Jun 11, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Apr 26, 2004

Abate by

May 20, 2004