OSHA Inspection: INTERSTATE WASTE SERVICES

Issued

Dec 14, 2009

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

21 VSA Title 23, Chapter 3, Sub-chapter 5,Section223 (a), 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 likely to cause death or serious
physical harm to employees in that
employees were exposed to struck by injuries associated with working on
and around heavy equipment.
Location:Tipping Floor, 1496 Redmond Road, Williston VT
Violation:The employer did not provide a work place free from recognized
struck by hazards that could cause
or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in
that,
a) The windshield on the Caterpillar Front End Loader, Model # IT28G, was
cracked in the line of sight of
the operator,diminishing visibility and exposing employees to struck by
injuries.
b) The windshield on the Caterpillar Excavator, Model # 318BLN, was not in
place , exposing the operator
to flying objects and liquids.
Among other methods, feasable and reasonable methods to correct the
hazards include but are not limited to:
a)Repair broken windshield on Caterpillar Front End Loader, Model # IT28G
b) Reposition windshield to protect operator on Caterpillar Excavator,
Model 3 318BLN
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Issued

Dec 14, 2009

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

21 VSA Title 23, Chapter3, Sub-chapter 5, Section223 (a),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, they were exposed to being struck by commercial vehicle, private
vehicles and heavy machinery on the
Tipping Floor.
Location: Tipping Floor, 1496 Redmond Road, Williston VT 05495
Violation: The employer did not provide a work place free from recognized
hazards that could cause or were
likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in that,
employees were exposed to
crushing/fatality hazards when commercial and private vehicles were not
following the designated traffic
pattern on the tipping floor.
Among other methods, feasable and reasonable methods to correct the hazard
include but are not limited to:
a)Retrain employees on written " Operations Plans for BTS Transfer Station
Waste Drop Off".
b) Enforcement of the "Operations Plans for BTS Tranfer Station Waste Drop
Off".

Issued

Dec 14, 2009

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $800 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2009

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $800 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2009

Abate by

Jan 19, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,000 Reduced

Issued

Dec 14, 2009

Abate by

Dec 18, 2009