OSHA Inspection: SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

Issued

2005-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-08-03 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $828.00 · Current $828.00

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:
a)Surface Technologies Corporation: USS Dubuque, Naval Station 32nd
Street: On 07/07/05, an
employee was not wearing the seatbelt while operating the Caterpillar
Forklift #60603 at the flight
deck. The employee was moving a Jet Edge power generator to an another
location of the flight deck.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to follow the
operator manual under Use of Seatbelt and ASME B56.1