OSHA Inspection: FORTUNE PLASTICS OF ARIZONA, INC.

Issued

Jul 8, 2004

Abate by

Jul 11, 2004

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

A.R.S.23-403 (A): The employer did not furnish to each employee 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 the
employees from the employer's failure to require all operators of power
industrial trucks that are equipped with
operator restraint devices, including seat belts, to use the devices while
operating such trucks.  Both the ANSI
B56.1, consensus standard for powered industrial trucks, and ASME
B56.1-2000 - Safety Standard for Low Lift
and High Lift Trucks, recognize the hazard of forklift tipover and the
need for operators to use an operator
restraint system, such as seat belt.
a) 5160 W. Missouri Ave., Glendale, AZ - Hyundai, Model HLF25CII, SN
Unknown: The employer
failed to require employees who were operating forklifts to wear a seat
belt while operating the forklifts.
The employees (at least two observed at the time of this inspection) were
not wearing their seat belts,
which were provided by the forklifts' manufacturer as standard equipment.

Issued

Jul 8, 2004

Abate by

Jul 11, 2004

Issued

Jul 8, 2004

Abate by

Jul 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 8, 2004

Abate by

Jul 22, 2004

Issued

Jul 8, 2004

Abate by

Jul 11, 2004