OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN WASTE DISPOSAL, INC.

Issued

Jan 17, 2008

Abate by

Jan 28, 2008

Penalty

Initial $875 · Current $590 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 struck-by hazards as three
pieces of equipment
used to move landfill materials did not have operable horns and/or reverse
signal alarms:
(a)On or about December 17, 2007 at the worksite Caterpillar D6H Dozer and
826C
Compactor moving and covering the waste materials did not have operable
horns,
exposing the employees on the ground to struck-by hazards.
(b)On or about December 17, 2007 at the worksite Caterpillar D6H Dozer,
826C
Compactor and Bell B25 dump truck moving and covering the waste materials
did not
have operable reverse signal alarms, exposing the employees on the ground
to
struck-by
hazards.
Among others, one feasible and useful abatement method to correct these
hazards is to:
(1)  Repair and maintain the manufactured installed horns.
(2)  Install and/or repair the reverse signal alarms.
ANSI Standard Z245.1-2007 Mobile Wastes and Recyclable Materials
Collection,
Transportation, and Compaction Equipment Safety Requirements, Paragraph
7.2.13.2 requires operable horns and reverse signal alarms be provided on
all
vehicles.