OSHA Inspection: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.

Issued

Oct 22, 2010

Abate by

Jun 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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:
WORKSHOP:
1.  The open sided conveyor belts, such as (but not limited to) PR5-1 and
PR2-3 on which
employees had to walk/work to perform various tasks, such as (but not
limited to) securing
conveyors, performing maintenance and servicing conveyors, collecting
packages/boxes, putting
envelopes into totes and cleaning conveyors were not guarded by standard
railing systems or
equivalent to protect the employees from the hazards of falling onto the
platform, floor and/or
lower levels.
2.  The open sided conveyor belts, such as (but not limited to)
PR5-1/PR2-3 which were located
at adjacent to and/or above other conveyor belts and on which employees
had to walk/work to
perform various tasks listed on the Item No 1 above were not guarded by
standard railing
systems or equivalent to protect the employees from the hazards of falling
onto the conveyors
that were carrying various materials.
3.  The "railing system" installed on the open sided PR4-1 conveyor
belt/platform, which was
located at adjacent/over the conveyor belt PR3-1 and on which employees
had to walk/work to
perform various tasks listed on the Item No 1 above was missing the
intermediate mid rail.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the
hazards is to:
1.  Install standard railing or equivalent on the open sided conveyor
belts.
2.  Follow the guidelines set forth by 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1), 1910.23(c)(3)
and 1910.23(e)(1)
for the Item No 1, 2 and Item No 3, respectively..
3.  Follow the requirements set forth by the American National Safety
Institute's Safety
Standards for Conveyors and Related Equipment (ANSI B20.1 - 1976, section
5.09.2.3.).

Issued

Oct 22, 2010

Abate by

Jun 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,500

Issued

Oct 22, 2010

Abate by

Jun 12, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,500

Issued

Oct 22, 2010

Abate by

Jun 12, 2012