OSHA Inspection: ALVIN STOLTZFUS DBA STOLTZFUS WOODWORKING

Issued

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-01-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $100.00 · Current $100.00

General-duty citation text

NCGS 95-129(1) 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:
a]job site -the Mastercraft forklift used for material handling was
equipped with
rollover protection but was not equipped with seat belts.
REFERENCE: ASME B56.1-1993, Part II, Paragraph 5.3.19, Operating Safety
Rules and
Practices, Traveling.
An active operator protective device or system, when provided, shall be
used.
Operator protection in the event of tipover is intended to reduce the risk
of
entrapment of the head and torso between the truck and the ground but may
not
protect the operator against all possible injury [see para 7.2.2].
NOTE: Among other methods of abatement,one feasible and acceptable method
to correct
this hazard is to retrofit the forklift with a seatbelt, then require the
employees to wear
the seatbelt during forklift operations.

Issued

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-01-26 00:00:00

Issued

2010-01-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-01-26 00:00:00