OSHA Inspection: DAVID JONES CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Feb 15, 2012

Abate by

Feb 20, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,040 · Current $1,224 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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, an employee was exposed to struck-by hazards and did
not utilize and wear
the seatbelt while operating an all terrain forklift (telehandler).
(a)East Side of Construction Site - On or about February 9, 2012 an
employee was
exposed to struck-by hazards while operating a rough terrain forklift
equipped with a
ROPS System. The employee was not protected by wearing the seatbelt
provided in the
cab of the vehicle.
Among others, a feasible and useful abatement method to correct this
hazard would be to utilize
and wear the installed seatbelt in accordance with the current version of
American National
Standard Institute (ANSI) B56.1, "Safety Standard for Powered Industrial
Trucks,"
and
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) B56.1-2000, "Safety
Standard for Low Lift
and High Lift Trucks."