OSHA Inspection: HONEY CREEK DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Mar 31, 2011

Abate by

May 17, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced

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 struck-by hazards of moving garbage truck(s):
On or about December 29, 2010 at a trash collection worksite located at
26141 9th Street,
Lawrence, Kansas, an employee performing trash collection activities as
the "thrower" was
exposed to hazards of being struck-by and run over by the refuse truck.  A
procedure was not
developed and enforced to ensure that employees remained in a
driving/riding position during
collection activities until the refuse truck has come to a complete stop
and that all persons are
in the clear vision of the driver before movement (forward or backwards)
of the truck.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is:
Develop and implement a policy/procedure for drivers and throwers to
include: 1) written
procedures including, but not limited to, prohibiting the practice of
routinely jumping on and off
(hopping in and out) of the cab of the truck while the collection trucks
are in motion; 2) training
on procedures outlined in the May 1997 NIOSH Alert: Preventing Worker
Injuries and Deaths
From Moving Refuse Collection Vehicles, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No.
97-110; 3) training
on the National Solid Waste Management Association (NSWMA) Manual of
Recommended
Safety Practices (NSWMA 1988); 4) training on ANSI Z245.1, Section 6.2.3.2
Driving and
Riding Positions 5) documentation of training on policy/procedures; 6)
monitoring the operation
of the refuse trucks and taking appropriate action to ensure proper
implementation of the
procedures; and 7) equipping refuse collection vehicles with extended
fenders or additional body
panels to eliminate or reduce the likelihood of workers landing in the
path of the vehicle's
wheels in the event of a fall.
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the
abatement of the
above violation is completed.