OSHA Inspection: THOMAS & HOWARD COMPANY

Issued

Oct 30, 2006

Abate by

Dec 18, 2006

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish to each of his employees 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 being caught between trailers
and building walls.
(a) Carolina Logistics, loading dock area, On or about 05/11/06 - The
employer had
failed to provide training to protect truck drivers from the hazards of
being behind a
moving trailer while standing at an open loading dock door.  Hazard of
being caught
between equipment and buildings.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is:
To train drivers on the hazards of being crushed or caught between a
moving trailer and
walls when placing their head or body parts in the hazard or to implement
a company
policy directing employees traveling with drivers to be located in
specific locations while
the driver is backing up to the dock.
ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREDATION