OSHA Inspection: PREMIUM DRYWALL, INC.

Issued

2005-05-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2005-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The
employer did not
provide a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that
were likely to cause
death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed
to a crushing
hazard between the loading dock and moving trucks.
2600 Beverly Road - Employee exposed to a crushing hazard while attempting
to
manually lift a dockleveler while standing in the dock bay between the
dockleveler and
a backing truck.
Among feasible means of abatement would be to comply with Copperloy's
Edge-of-Dock
Dockleveler Installation and Owner's Manual for the operation of the
dockleveler, and;
a)Require all employees to operate the dockleveler with a hand lever while
positioned on top of dock after the truck has backed into position and is
secured
from moving.
b)Prohibit all employees from standing in the dock bay when a truck is
backing/moving or has the potential to move.
CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM