OSHA Inspection: WOJAC, INC.

Issued

Apr 21, 2004

Abate by

May 17, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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 crushing and/or caught
between hazard when
operating the skid-steer equipment:
(a)Nursery Facility - The employer did not prevent untrained, unauthorized
employees from operating the skid-steer equipment.
ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD, AMONG
OTHERS, TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO: RETRAIN ALL SKID-
STEER OPERATORS IN THE SAFETY ASPECTS OF EQUIPMENT
OPERATION, INCLUDING ALWAYS FASTENING THE SEAT BELT
AROUND THE OPERATOR WHEN USING THE MACHINES AND ALWAYS
LOWERING THE LIFT ARMS AND ATTACHMENT TO THE GROUND OR
RESTING THE LIFT ARMS ON THE BOOM STOPS BEFORE EXITING THE
SKID-STEER; PROVIDE TRAINING MATERIALS AND OPERATING
MANUALS IN THE NATIVE LANGUAGE OF THE OPERATORS; ENSURE
ALL OPERATORS UNDERSTAND THAT ONLY AUTHORIZED AND
PROPERLY TRAINED EMPLOYEES ARE PERMITTED TO USE THE
LOADERS; ENSURE ALL TRAINING COVERS THE 33 ITEMS
CONTAINED IN THE SAFETY INFORMATION SECTION OF THE
MANUFACTURERS MANUAL; AND, CONTROL ACCESS TO THE SKID-
STEERS, TO INCLUDE ENSURING THAT OPERATORS REMOVE THE
KEY BEFORE LEAVING THE SKID-STEER.RS

Issued

Apr 21, 2004

Abate by

Apr 26, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500