OSHA Inspection: IVY H. SMITH COMPANY, LLC

Issued

Mar 8, 2006

Abate by

Mar 10, 2006

Penalty

Initial $350 · Current $100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:
The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of
employment and a place of employment 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)site - on or about 03/03/06, employee was observed operating an
excavator, John Deere, model
27CZTS, product # ??027CX221825, when the installed and attached seat belt
was not fastened
and/or secured while performing excavation work.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct
this hazard is to
develop, establish and/or update written procedures on proper equipment
usage,
train and/or
retrain employees on applicable and acceptable established procedures,
prohibit employees from
performing and/or attempting to perform inappropriate and unsafe
procedures, and enforce
established and/or applicable policies and procedures for equipment usage.
Reference:John Deere 27CZTS and 35CZTS Excavator Operator's Manual
Ivy H. Smith Company, LLC Employee Safety Manual
Ivy H. Smith Company, LLC Safety Program Manual