OSHA Inspection: DELTA AIR LINES, INCORPORATED

Issued

May 16, 2005

Abate by

Jul 1, 2005

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $14,000

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
employee(s), in that, ramp
personnel were exposed to struck-by hazards from de-icing trucks:
Ramp Area - Terminal C:
On 12/7/04 an employee, while crossing the tarmac going to gate 21, was
fatally struck
by an FMC Tempest de-icing truck, that had restricted visibility enhanced
by bad
weather conditions.  Vehicular and pedestrian traffic was intermingled,
and not properly
demarcated.
Methods to correct the hazards include but are not limited to the
following, alone or in
combination:
1)Turn the holstered bucket sideways to afford the driver greater forward
visibility,
2)Provide employees working on the aircraft ramp with approved Class 2 high
visibility vests.lity