OSHA Inspection: SHELL'S DISPOSAL & RECYCLING CENTER, INCORPORATED

Issued

Feb 6, 2007

Abate by

Mar 11, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,200 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 getting struck and run over by a refuse collection vehicle:
(a)Various locations, including, but not limited to, Lancaster County
Prison, 625
East King Street, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - Employees rode in the cab of
the
Crane Carrier rear-loader garbage truck, license plate number YPM6798,
vehicle
identification number S1CYCCG488RT040768, with the passenger door open
when entering the prison to collect trash.  As the driver pulled the truck
up and
to the right in the work release yard, the helper (seated in the right
seat of the
cab) dismounted the moving truck, exposing this employee to getting struck
and
run over by the moving vehicle, as happened on October 12, 2006, when the
right front wheel of the truck, situated behind the cab of the vehicle,
ran
over the
helper.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct these hazards includes complying with the American
National Standard
for Equipment and Technology and Operations for Wastes and Recyclable
Materials -
Mobile Wastes and Recyclable Materials Collection, Transportation, and
Compaction
Equipment Safety Requirements (ANSI Z245.1-1999), specifically by:
Monitoring employees and taking appropriate corrective action to ensure
that employees
comply with work practices, such keeping cab doors closed and latched
during transit and
remaining in driving or riding positions during collection activities
until the vehicle has
come to a complete stop and the brakes are set (Paragraph 6.2.3.2 of ANSI
Z245.1-
1999)
VERIFICATION REQUIRED