Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard:

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards from unsecured composite access mats loaded upright on a truck: (a) Worksite, 3854 NY 97 Barryville, New York 12719: Employees loading 88lb composite access mats are exposed to struck by and crushing hazards when up to 13 (total 1,144lbs) of the mats are loaded upright on a truck deck without a means to secure the materials while loading. On or about February 23, 2022, an employee was loading composite access mats upright on their side into the back of a Freightliner Aerial Lift truck when a gust of wind caused the access mats to fall from the truck deck, striking the employee and causing fatal crushing injuries.