OSHA Inspection: GINN GOLF, LLC

Issued

Dec 30, 2004

Abate by

Jan 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,920 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 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 hazards of being struck-by a skid-steer unit while it
traveled in reverse
direction:
a. an employee working in close proximity to a Caterpillar Loader
operating in reverse
was exposed to potential crushing injuries. Location: Seven Eagles Lane
worksite.  On
September 9, 2004, an employee operating a Caterpillar Loader 287 in the
reverse
direction traveled into an area occupied by another employee, striking the
employee.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard would be to train the operator(s) in all aspects of the Caterpillar
Operation and
Maintenance Manual and the safe operating procedures adopted into the
employer's
operator training program (NIOSH Alert, Preventing Injuries and Deaths
from Skid Steer
Loaders, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-117) and implement/enforce the
safe
operating procedures, such as, not operating the equipment until the area
has been
cleared and always face the direction of travel.