OSHA Inspection: EMERY AIR FREIGHT CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 8, 1998

Abate by

Jul 13, 1998

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $6,300

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 potential of being struck by forklifts and other vehicular
traffic while waiting to
board or walking to transport buses at:
a)At the temporary bus stop established on or about October 31, 1997 and
used
through January 8, 1998, at the west side of the Vandalia Hub building
adjacent
to the north side of the Minimod building, employees would stand and wait
to
catch crew vans and buses and were exposed to the potential of being
struck by
vehicular traffic;
One feasible method of abatement among others, is to provide sufficient
barriers or shields to
protect employees as they waited for or walked to transport buses.

Issued

Jul 8, 1998

Abate by

Jul 13, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $3,150

Issued

Jul 8, 1998

Abate by

Jul 12, 1998

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $3,150