OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS FOOD

Issued

2005-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-12-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $675.00 · Current $300.00 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 crushing hazards from steel rack units and/or its contents:
The following equipment used by employees at the workplace were not
maintained in accordance
to manufacture or national consensus standards exposing employees to
crushing hazards.
Warehouse - the racks in areas 10, 11, 13, 15, and 17 which support food
products and other
materials and in all other areas where damaged racks are located, the
employer did not ensure
that steel storage racks in use at the facility were inspected and
maintained in accordance with
the manufacturer's requirements and with the American National Standards
Institute guidelines
for the use of industrial and commercial steel storage racks.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is:
To follow the recommendations of the Rack Manufactures Institute
Specifications for the Design,
Testing, and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks 1995 Edition,
Section 1.4.1 to develop
and implement a structural integrity program to periodically inspect and
repair
storage racks.
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the
above violation is
completed.

Issued

2005-09-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-09-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced