OSHA Inspection: BFI WASTE SERVICES OF LAWRENCEVILLE, LLC

Issued

2001-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5400.00 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 a pinch point hazard while climbing on the compartments or
buckets of the
Labrie Top Select 1000 recycling trucks to enter the body to make more
room for recycling
material, on or about 6-22-01.
"AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS":
To prevent employees from entering danger area, revise your Employee Safe
Driving and Safe
Work Practices book and company's Zero Tolerance Unsafe Work/Driving
Activities, to include
this unsafe practice as required by ANSI Z245.1-1999 section 9.2.1.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED PER 29 CFR 1903.19D

Issued

2001-09-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-10-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00