OSHA Inspection: PRODUCERS GIN OF HERNANDO

Issued

Oct 4, 2006

Abate by

Nov 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 hazard of being struck by
a forklift as a result
of a lack of or incomplete forklift operator training:
(a)Producers Gin of Hernando - On or about August 31, 2006, employees were
attempting to place a 100 gallon diesel tank onto the back of a modular
truck for repair.
The employer did not ensure that only trained operators were permitted to
operate the
Caterpillar T40E forklift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard:
1) Follow the manufacturer's instructions in the operator's manual for the
Caterpillar T40E
forklift, 5, Safety Section, "Only trained and authorized personnel may
operate this machine.
For safe operation, read and follow the Operation and Maintenance Manual
furnished with this
lift truck and observe the following warnings:", such as, watch out for
pedestrians and
obstructions.
or
2) Require all forklift operators to have the complete forklift operator
training as specified in
ANSI B56.1-2005, Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, Section
4.19 "Operator
Training". In addition in the same document, in Section 5 "Operating
Safety Rules and
Practices", the operator is responsible for safe operation of the forklift
to exercise particular care
that employees may step into the path of travel of the forklift.

Issued

Oct 4, 2006

Abate by

Nov 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $200 Reduced