OSHA Inspection: CBC CUSTOM SHORELINE, INC.

Issued

Apr 12, 2005

Abate by

May 27, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,400 · Current $1,400

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety
and Health Act of North Carolina:  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 falling loads when opening the tailgate:
a)on 2/12/05, an employee of CBC Custom Shoreline, Inc. was
delivering a load of large rocks to a jobsite.  The
employee was struck on the leg by a large rock while
manually opening the tailgate.  No procedure or control
method was utilized to ensure employees do not stand or
walk-through an area where an upset load might fall.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable
method to abate this hazard is to develop a procedure and
provide employee training to ensure all tailgate opening
operations comply with Ox Bodies Service and Parts Manual
which states, "When operating DO NOT allow anyone to
stand in or move through the area where the hoist
operates, or into an area where an upset load might
fall."