OSHA Inspection: LIBERTY WASTE MANAGEMENT

Issued

Jul 13, 2004

Abate by

Jul 16, 2004

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 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 exposed to the hazard of being struck by
waste collection
vehicles:
a)  On the route at Patterson Road - Employees working as residential
waste collectors were
riding on the rear riding steps while the McClain EZ Pak rear end loader
waste collection
vehicle, VIN IM2KQ0185CWM007161 was operated in reverse, on or about
4/8/04.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct
this hazard is to
prohibit employees from riding on the riding steps while the vehicle is
operating in reverse, as
specified in American National Standards Institute, ANSI Z245.1-1999,
Mobile Wastes and
Recyclable Materials Collection, Transportation, and Compaction Equipment
Safety
Requirements.n,