OSHA Inspection: E. C. BARTON & CO.

Issued

May 24, 2004

Abate by

Jul 16, 2004

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,000 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 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 serious crushing-type injuries while operating
powered industrial
lift trucks without being required at all times to wear the protective
operator restraint systems
provided on the lift trucks:
a)Employees operating powered industrial lift trucks in the yard and
warehouse
storage areas of the facility were exposed to an increased risk of injury
in the
event of a lift truck accident due to the employer's failure to uniformly
and
consistently enforce the requirement that lift truck operators wear their
seat
belts at all times while operating the lift trucks.  Recognition of the
hazard of
powered industrial truck rollover-type accidents and the need for the use
of an
operator restraint system is evidenced by certain requirements in the
ASME/ANSI B56.1-2000 consensus standard for powered industrial trucks; the
ASME/ANSI B56.1a-2001 Addenda to ASME/ANSI B56.1-2000; the lift truck
manufacturer's Guide for Users of Industrial Lift Trucks; signage on the
lift
truck itself; as well as the employer's own powered industrial truck
operator
training program.
On or about February 4, 2004, an employee operating an industrial lift
truck
was killed when the lift truck overturned and he was ejected from the
operator's seat and pinned between the overhead protective structure of
the lift
truck and the concrete drive.  At the time of the accident the operator
was not
wearing the seat belt provided on the unit.
One feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazard is to establish
and enforce a
program of observation and supervision to ensure that all employees
operating industrial lift
trucks consistently and uniformly secure themselves in their operating
positions by using the
operator restraint systems provided on the units.
Abatement certification is required for this violation (using the
CERTIFICATION OF
CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating
that
abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This
documentation may
include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the
equipment,
photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

May 24, 2004

Abate by

Jul 16, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

May 24, 2004

Abate by

May 28, 2004

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $100 Reduced

Issued

May 24, 2004

Abate by

Jul 16, 2004

Penalty

Initial $500

Issued

May 24, 2004

Abate by

Jul 16, 2004