OSHA Inspection: RICHWAY TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Dec 6, 2006

Abate by

Dec 19, 2006

Penalty

Initial $3,500

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 the hazard of being struck by falling materials during
offloading:
a).On or about June 21, 2006 a truck driver employee standing adjacent to
his load
was exposed to the hazard of being struck by falling pipes 44 feet in
length, 9 5/8
inches diameter and weighing 2343 pounds each, during the offloading
operations.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to abate this hazard
would be to follow
practices used by companies and/or corporations which perform similar
delivery operations by:
(1) establishing and implementing a policy that requires all drivers to
remain in a safe zone,
outside the radius of work in progress; (2) to include documented periodic
spot
checks to ensure
that truck drivers are adhering to established safety requirements; and,
(3) to enforce the
company's Accident Prevention Procedures as outlined in the Safety Manual
by investigating
accidents and near misses in order to implement appropriate corrective
and/or preventative
measures.
*** Certification and Documentation of Abatement Required ***