OSHA Inspection: YELLOW FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Aug 24, 1993

Abate by

Sep 26, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $900 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:
(a)  At Yellow Freight terminal on West side of
buildingEmployees
were exposed to the hazard of broken bone
injuries from falling between trailer being used for
extension dock and trailers backing into it for
unloading
or loading while dock trailer was not adequately
braced nor tied down with a securing chain which had
pulled out of the pavement hook and all.
Feasible and acceptable methods among others to correct
the hazard is to:
1) Adequately secure the docking trailer with chain to
pavement hook.
2) Build permanent wall under trailer and anchor it to wall.
3) Build permanent dock and don't use trailers.
The employer had not rendered his workplace free from the
hazards associated with the possible movement of the docking
trailer when bumped by an incoming tractor-trailer. The
trailer had been anchored down by a chain which had broken
loose and could have easily been detected by observation.
The hazard is reasonably forseeable.The Manager
acknowledged
that the trailer is supposed to be anchored
securely to the pavement.
A search of the OSHA standards has been conducted and there
are no applicable standards.