OSHA Inspection: CITY OF ROXBORO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

Issued

Dec 15, 2004

Abate by

Jan 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,625 Reduced

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 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 the
hazard of being
struck by and/or crushed by the hopper door of the street sweeper with a
damaged and improperly
repaired hopper door service latch mechanism and a defective hopper door
hydraulic control:
a)site, waste water treatment plant - where the 1997 ELGIN Whirlwind,
Series L
Street Sweeper, S/N L2570S, hopper door service latch had been damaged and
repaired in-house not in accordance with the manufacturers recommendations.
b)site, waste water treatment plant - where the 1997 ELGIN Whirlwind,
Series L
Street Sweeper, S/N L2570S, hopper door hydraulic control was defaulting
to the
close position causing the hopper door service latch to fail.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to
have trained operators to perform pre-use, during and post-use inspections
and qualified
maintenance personnel perform scheduled inspections and maintenance as
required by the
Operators Manual.
Reference:  The ELGIN Whirlwind Series L Operators Manual, page S-3,
Section PRACTICE
SAFE MAINTENANCE, states;  Keep all parts in good condition and properly
installed.  Fix
damage immediately.  Replace worn or broken parts.