OSHA Inspection: SCUFFY CARTING, LLC

Issued

2009-06-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-06-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

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 being run over by a refuse truck:
a)Milburn Avenue and Fern Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ:  The lifter attempted to
get
on the riding step while the driver was backing up the vehicle and the
lifter fell
off the riding step, on or about 04/17/2009.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to train operators and employees to ensure that no persons
ride on the riding step
when the vehicle is backing up as described in ANSI Z245.1-1992 Section
6.2.4 (Vehicles
Equipped with Riding Steps).
b)Milburn Avenue and Fern Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ:  The automatic
transmission
on Truck #146 was not equipped with a neutral position interlock, on or
about
04/17/2009.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to equip the vehicle with a neutral position interlock that
will prevent the throttle
from automatically advancing when the compacting or other auxiliary
equipment is operated as
described in ANSI Z245.1-1992 Section 7.1.3 (Automatic Neutral Interlock).
c)Milburn Avenue and Fern Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ:  The packer panel
controls on
Truck #146 were not labeled as to their function, on or about 04/17/2009.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard to equip the controls with labels that indicate their function
as described in ANSI
Z245.1-1992 Section 7.1.4 (Controls).
d)Milburn Avenue and Fern Avenue, Lyndhurst, NJ:  Truck #146 did not have
caution signs affixed to the sides of the vehicle above the riding steps
and at the
driver's station, such as "CAUTION - DO NOT USE RIDING STEPS WHEN
THE VEHICLE IS EXCEEDING 10 MPH OR OPERATING IN REVERSE OR
WHEN DISTANCE TRAVELLED EXCEEDS 2/10 MILE", on or about
04/17/2009.
ABATEMENT NOTE:  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to equip the vehicle with caution signs above the riding
steps and at the driver's
station stating "CAUTION - DO NOT USE RIDING STEPS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS
EXCEEDING 10 MPH OR OPERATING IN REVERSE OR WHEN DISTANCE TRAVELLED
EXCEEDS 2/10 MILE" as described in ANSI Z245.1-1992 Section 7.1.12.6
(Safety Signs).