OSHA Inspection: EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF SHREVEPORT, INC.

Issued

Sep 14, 2006

Abate by

Nov 1, 2006

Penalty

Initial $825 · Current $495 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 the employees
were exposed to the hazard of being crushed by the Clark #198 and #993
powered industrial
forklift trucks in the event of a tip over accident.
Dock Area #1 Seat belts were not being used by operators of the Clark #198
and 993
powered industrial truck that were being used to load pallets on the
18-wheel
trucks. The
employees were  exposed to the hazards of being crushed by potential
roll-over action
of the fork trucks.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard would
be to install seat belts on the trucks being operated without them and to
enforce the
requirement that the operators of the powered industrial truck use the
seat belts.
DISCLAIMER
1. You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method of
abatement.