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OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN FURNITURE TRANSPORT

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of SOUTHERN FURNITURE TRANSPORT in 7551 PRESIDENTS DR., ORLANDO, FL 32809 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 303493134.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
7551 PRESIDENTS DR.
City
ORLANDO
State
FL
ZIP
32809
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
Yes
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
4214
Employees
23
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

4 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 9 exposed
Issued
Sep 5, 2000
Abate by
Oct 8, 2000
Penalty
Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100
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 in that
employees were exposed
to the hazard of crushing injuries, when standing/leaning out between
moving tractor trailers and
dock walls.
a)Dock Bay 10 Area  Employee had finished loading furniture and was taking
a
break in trailer # 54.  A truck driver, without walking back and verifying
that no
employees were in the rear of the trailer, backed under the trailer, to
connect the
fifth wheel of the tractor to the trailer. As the employee stuck his head
out
between the trailer and the dock wall, the trailer continued to move
backwards
towards the dock, resulting in the employee's head to be crushed between
the
trailer and dock wall, on or about 05/02/00.
ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT WOULD BE TO:
1. Strictly enforce the existing safety policy prohibiting employees from
standing/working
near edge of platforms, when trailers are moving into or out of platform
areas.
2. Implement and enforce a strict policy that trailers are not to be
hooked up or moved,
until the Dispatcher and Driver, have verified that all employees and
equipment have
been removed from the trailer.
3. Follow the National Safety Council's Motor Fleet Safety Manual, Chapter
8 Driver
Training, which under paragraph entitled " Backing Accident
Prevention",the driver is
to get out of the vehicle before moving and size up the situation.
4. Follow the National Safety Council's Motor Fleet Safety Manual,
Appendix H How
to Drive a Truck, which under paragraph entitled " Coupling Tractor to
Trailer", number
4., states, "Check to see if there are any hazards around or in back of
trailer".
***ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED***N

1910.178 L01 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Sep 5, 2000
Abate by
Nov 7, 2000
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $750

1910.304 F04

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 5, 2000
Abate by
Sep 8, 2000
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $750

1910.157 G02

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Sep 5, 2000
Abate by
Oct 23, 2000

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 303493134.

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