OSHA Inspection: HARVEY INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

Issued

Aug 7, 2006

Abate by

Sep 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,000 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 crushing or other hazards associated with employees not
being restrained in the
forklift in case of tipping or a rollover:
Location:  Buckley Street, Stoughton, MA
On June 6, 2006, the operator of the Moffett M50 truck mounted forklift
(SN E090278) was not
wearing his seatbelt as he was picking up pallets of HardiPlank at a
construction site.  As a
result, when the forklift tipped forward under a load, he was thrown from
his seat and injured
his head on the forklift cage.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
would be to
1) Retrain forklift operators to utilize seatbelts during forklift use; 2)
Monitor employees to
assure compliance; and 3) Enforce company policy, requirements in
ASME/ANSI B56.1-2000
"Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks", and Moffett operation
manual
requirements for the use of seatbelts while operating forklifts.

Issued

Aug 7, 2006

Abate by

Sep 22, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $1,275 Reduced