OSHA Inspection: BETHLEHEM GEAR & MACHINE COMPANY

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $840.00 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 the hazard of crushing injuries associated with
the rollover of a
lift trucks without the use of an operator restraint system:
(a)Facility Floor: On December 9, 2009 and times prior to, an employee
operated
a Toyota fork lift (serial # 82751) without the use of the installed
seatbelts.
ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement
methods to
correct this hazard are:
1. To follow ASME B56.1-1993 Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks
and require
the usage of an operator restraint system at all times.
2. To follow the manufacturers operating manual and wear the provided seat
belts at all
times when operating the lift trucks.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

Issued

2010-02-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-02-16 00:00:00