OSHA Inspection: WALGREENS

Issued

Sep 28, 2006

Abate by

Oct 3, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 free
from recognized
hazards that were causing, or likely to cause, death or serious physical
harm in that
employees performing maintenance on an overhead crane were exposed to a
struck-by hazard
from unsecured crane components.
On or about April 10, 2006, at the Walgreens Distribution Center in
Waxahachie, Texas, 2
maintenance employees were working on SRM crane 7. When the chain was
pulled to put it
back on the sprocket, the load handling device fell and struck an employee
below it. The
employee was under a suspended load that was not adequately secured to
prevent it from
falling.
Among other methods, some feasible and acceptable methods to correct this
hazard are:
1. Require the use of a block when servicing cranes to prevent the load
handling device from
falling.
2. Acquire and install brake upgrade.
3. Train all maintenance employees on the Automated Storage and Retrieval
System and
adjusting the SRM catch device.