OSHA Inspection: FLORIDA TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 16, 2007

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 16, 2007

Penalty

Initial $11,200 · Current $3,000 Reduced

Issued

Jul 3, 2007

Abate by

Jul 16, 2007

Penalty

Initial $11,200 · Current $10,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 hazards such
as struck by, run
over, and/or crushed against stationary objects when powered industrial
trucks were driven up
to employees who were standing in front of concrete barriers while
retrieving water from water
coolers:
On or about 01/06/07, at berth 5 of Port Everglades, Florida, employees
were exposed to the
hazards of being run over, struck-by, and/or crushed against stationary
objects when employees
were retrieving water from water coolers stationed in the immediate area
where powered
industrial trucks were being operated.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard
is to remove employees from the area where forklifts are operating to
avoid trucks from driving
up to employees in front of objects.  Reference ANSI - B56.1 Section
5.2.6(a), Safety Standards
for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks-2005.
First Repeat: Florida Transportation Services, Inc. was previously cited
for a violation of the
same "struck-by" hazard, which was contained in OSHA Inspection number
309209309, citation
number 01, item number 001, issued on 10/02/2006, with respect to a
workplace located at the
reinforcing bar yard within Port Everglades, Florida, which became final
order on 11/30/2006.
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.