OSHA Inspection: U S C INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Mar 25, 1993

Abate by

Apr 11, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,575 · Current $1,181 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 injury from fall hazards:
A)  Employees working on the second and third shifts were
climbing stacks of bundled, unassembled, cardboard boxes to
retrieve/obtain boxes at the top of the stacks in the box
warehouse thus exposing employees to falls of approximately
six to fifteen feet to the concrete floor below.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct this hazard is to retrieve/obtain the
cardboard boxes by a powered industrial truck (forklift) as
referenced in ANSI B56.1-1969.

Issued

Mar 25, 1993

Abate by

Mar 30, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $843 Reduced

Issued

Mar 25, 1993

Abate by

Mar 30, 1993

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $337 Reduced