OSHA Inspection: NORTH TEXAS LANDFILL SERVICES, LLC

Issued

2009-03-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-04-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $100.00 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:
The employer does not ensure that operators of Dump Trucks, wear seat
belts to prevent them
from falling out of or being ejected from their seat.  This violation was
most recently observed
on or about October 17, 2008, at the Waste Management of Texas, Landfill
where the employee
was operating the dump truck and was exposed to a struck by hazards.  One,
method among
other methods to correct the condition, is to enforce that all operators
wear their seat belts in
accordance with the Operator's Manual.