OSHA Inspection: EAST COAST STORAGE SYSTEMS

Issued

May 13, 1998

Abate by

May 18, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,200 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 the hazard of being struck by steel shelving unit and/or
its contents:
a)On 11/21/97 and 11/22/97 - Job site, 34-17 College Point Blvd.
Employees worked and walked in the area in which a steel shelving unit,
104'L x 3'W x 14'H,
was erected.  The asphalt and concrete surface on which the shelving was
erected was inadequate
in strength to support the shelving.  The concrete was not tested to
determine the compressive
strength of the area prior to installation.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO:
1)Prior to installation, ascertain that the surface has adequate
compressive strength to
support the maximum intended load.  Reference the American National
Standard
MH16.2-1984, Manual of Safety Practices-A Code of Safety Practices for the
Use of
Industrial and Commercial Steel Storage Racks, Section 1.4, Base Plates
and Anchoring;
Section 1.5g Moving Forces and Overturning; and Section 2.5, To Anchor or
Not to
Anchor.
WRITTEN ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.