OSHA Inspection: SIMCO TRUCKING COMPANY

Issued

Dec 17, 2001

Abate by

Dec 31, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

SCRR 71-112A: Failed to furnish a place of employment which is free of
recognized hazards
which may cause death or serious physical harm to his employees and comply
with this
regulation and other occupational safety and health rules and regulations
promulgated under
Chapter 15 of Title 41, Code of Laws, State of South Carolina, 1976, as
amended, as
follows:
A.  Employer knew or should have known that the employee loading trucks at
the North
Carolina Fiber Group Chip Mill was exposed to fall and engulfment hazards
while waling on
the chip pile in excess of 15 feet high on or about October 19, 2001.  A
feasible and useful
means of abatement, among others, is to prohibit employees from walking on
stored loose
material such as, but not limited to chip piles and to use mechanical
means to dislodge
clogged chips.

Issued

Dec 12, 2001

Abate by

Dec 17, 2001