OSHA Inspection: FIRST DELTA FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Feb 6, 2009

Abate by

Mar 5, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

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 hazard of being ejected from and/or crushed by a vehicle
when operated without
a seatbelt:
On or about January 22, 2009 and times prior to with respect to the Truck
Shop located
at 27803 Hwy 44 S, Elaine, AR. 72333. A truck shop laborer was assigned
the task of
washing and performing maintenance on the Polaris Ranger Series 11 Utility
Task
Vehicle (UTV). To perform the task of washing the UTV the employee had to
drive the
UTV from the truck shop to the wash rack and back. The employee was not
given any
training on the proper use of the UTV and was not required to wear the
factory installed
seat belt. The employee had an accident and rolled the UTV over and was
partially
ejected causing fatal injuries.
One feasible means of abatement would be to have all UTV operators read
the operators
manual prior to operation to be aware of the warnings and safety features,
and to wear
the factory-provided seat belt when operating the vehicle.g