OSHA Inspection: SBE INC

Issued

2011-09-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious phyical harm to
employees in that
employees were exposed to the hazard of fire.
On or about 05/22/11, the employer did not ensure that leased vehicles
operated by drivers were
inspected properly to ensure that safety recalls by the manufacturer have
been addressed. A 2007
Dodge Ram 3500 VIN 3D6WG46A57G776802, was subject to a recall (NHTSA
recall notice
#40242) due to fires developing involving the EGR.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
would be to ensure that vehicle recalls are addressed during quarterly
vehicle inspections
conducted by the employer on all their leased vehicles.