OSHA Inspection: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - FOX VALLEY

Issued

May 12, 2003

Abate by

Nov 16, 2003

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5 (a) (1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment or a place of employment which was free from recognized
hazards that are
causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees, in
that employee were
exposed to hazard of industrial powered forklift fall from docks.
U.S Postal Service:  On March 27, 2003, an employee was unloading a
semi-truck when
the truck pulled away, causing the industrial powered truck to fall to the
ground with the
employee still on the lift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to implement procedures in the company's policy for checking
trailer of the
semi-trucks prior to releasing dock lock restraints.
DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.