Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed of being struck by running race cars: a.Twin State Speedway race track - The employer did not ensure that employees working on the race track did so under safe conditions while race cars were driven during caution periods on or about August 6, 2004. Employees were exposed to the hazard of being struck by race cars while clearing the race track and assisting in the alignment of the race cars on or about August 6, 2004. ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other methods, adequate procedures to ensure that employees perform work safely on the race track include, but are not limited to: 1.The development, instruction, implementation and adherence to adequate safe procedures by employees, race track officials and race car drivers for the performance of work which is conducted on the race track by employees. 2.The use of a pace car to maintain control of the race cars during all caution periods while employees are working on the track. 3.Establish and enforce a top speed for race cars during caution periods while employees are working on the track. 4.Establish and enforce a maximum rpm for race cars during caution periods while employees are working on the track. 5.Mandate that race cars drive in a single file manner during all caution periods when employees are working on the track. 6. Use of a vehicle as a barrier to protect employees while they work on the race track. 7.Use of a scanner or radio system to alert the race car drivers where employees are working on the track. 8. Use of a dash board caution light system within race cars to alert the race car drivers of caution periods. 9. Use of an assistant flagman to assist with the implementation of safe procedures for work on the race track during caution periods. 10. Use of a field flagman to assist with the implementation of safe procedures for work on the race track during caution periods. 11. Flagman or assistant flagman communicating the safe route of travel for race cars during caution periods while employees are working on the race track. 12. Use of a spotter to warn both the race car and employee working on the track of potential hazardous conditions and locations. 13. The installation of additional caution lights. 14. The installation of additional stadium lights to enhance race car driver visibility. 15. Prohibit employees from working on the race track during periods when the sun creates poor visibility. 16.Prohibit employees from performing duties to which they are not assigned so race cars do not unexpectedly encounter them on the race track. 17.Mandate that race cars do not swerve during caution periods when employees are working on the track.