OSHA Inspection: BIRDSONG CORPORATION

Issued

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7052.00 · Current $3526.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(G):  Operator training did not include workplace related topics such as ramps and other sloped surfaces that could affect the vehicle's stability:  a.)  In the seed house, located at 709 E. Pine Street, Colquitt, GA, on or about March 5, 2024, the employer exposed employees to fall hazards, in that employees were not properly trained to ensure safety chains were installed on a yard ramp they used to load and unload trailers.

Issued

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):  An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:  a.) In the seed house, located at 709 E. Pine Street, Colquitt, GA, on or about March 5, 2024, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that employees were directed to operate powered industrial trucks without being evaluated at least once every three years.

Issued

2024-09-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):  The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  b.) In the seed house, located at 709 E. Pine Street, Colquitt, GA, on or about March 5, 2024, the employer exposed employees to struck-by hazards, in that employees were directed to operate powered industrial trucks without being certified at least once every three years.