OSHA Inspection: R. P. MURRAY, INC.

Issued

Oct 14, 2003

Abate by

Nov 7, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  The employer did not furnish to each of his employees
conditions of employment
and a place of employment 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)being crushed by or caught between the forklift and the ground in the
event of an overturn hazard.  An employee was observed operating a Gradall
All
Terrain forklift, Model 524D-3S, SN-0277400 without the use of a seat
belt.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to train employee(s) and enforce the wearing of
seat belts
while operating forklifts with a Roll Over Protection System (ROPS) or a
Fall
On Protection System (FOPS).
(References: ASME/ANSI B56.1a-1989 Addenda to ASME/ANSI B56.1-1988,
and ASME B56.1-1993 - Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks:
Gradall Forklift Operations & Maintenance Manual for Model 524D-3S Lift
Trucks.