OSHA Inspection: CITIWELD -WELDING SUPPLY

Issued

Oct 2, 1990

Abate by

Oct 9, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did nto 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 being pinned between the rear of the truck and the loading
/unloading dock:
a) On or about September 10, 1990, employee was lifting the
tail-gate back into position of a Mitsubishi FK 455 truck,
license tag M0046P, serial number JW6BjJIBOHL0418, at the
rear of the companies loading/unloading dock, when the slamming
of the tail-gate to the truck, caused it to be jarred enough
to roll back and crush the employee between the rear of the
truck and the loading dock.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to utilize wheel chocks at all times when loading and
unloading. Reference the American National.