OSHA Inspection: ECOTOPE, INC.

Issued

Mar 4, 2011

Abate by

Mar 16, 2011

Penalty

Initial $8,400 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
Located at Ecotope, Inc.,
Providence, RI: On or about 11/01/2011 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 the
operators of the Volvo
recycle truck were required enter the truck bed to perform two different
tasks. One task requires
the operator enter the truck bed to manually operate the Maximizer due to
the Maximizer control
located in the cab of the vehicle was not operational and the other task
involves the operator
entering the truck bed to clear the tracks of the Maximizer of debris. The
process of entering
the truck bed requires the employee to pass underneath the raised tailgate
and therefore exposes
the employee to crushing injuries by the tailgate in the event of a
failure in the hydraulic system.
ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, two feasible and acceptable methods
to
correct
this hazard would be to one, repair the cab's operator control for the
Maximizer and two,
engineer and construct a rake with an extended handle that would allow the
employee to clear
the tracks while standing outside the tailgate's swing radius.
"ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR
THIS ITEM"
The Ecotope, Inc. (formerly Cleanscape, Inc.) was previously cited for a
violation
of this occupational safety and health standard which is contained was
contained
in OSHA inspection number 312344633, citation number 1, item number 1 and
was affirmed as a final order on 08/03/2010, with respect to a workplace
located
at 150 Colfax Street, Providence, RI.

Issued

Mar 4, 2011

Abate by

Mar 9, 2011