OSHA Inspection: LANTER COMPANY

Issued

Sep 11, 2000

Abate by

Nov 9, 2000

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $500 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 shelving units and/or its
contents:
At the facility employee(s) working in the warehouse area where steel
shelving units had not
been periodically inspected for corrosion, structural damage, or
overloading.  Column legs
02011A, 04091A, 04102B, 04551A, 04702B, 05011A, 05042B, 05122B, 05142B,
05422A,
05462A, 05482A, 16051, 31011A, and 32402B were either bent or had bracing
supports that
broke away from the steel shelving unit with pallets of merchandise still
in the storage racks,
thus exposing employee(s) to physical injuries.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is:
(1) Develop and implement a structural integrity program to periodically
inspect storage
racks as recommended by the Rack Manufacturers Institute Specification for
he Design,
Testing, and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks - 1997 Edition,
Section 1.4.1.
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the
abatement of the
above violation is complete.