OSHA Inspection: WHITLOCK PACKAGING CORPORATION

Issued

Aug 2, 2006

Abate by

Aug 7, 2006

Penalty

Initial $55,000 · Current $7,000 Reduced

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: Falling from the loading/recieving dock created by the
improper use of a
DOK-LOK vehicle restraint.
a) Worksite located at 92 Main Street, Wharton, NJ
An employee was injured while unloading the rear of a 53 foot trailer that
was not
secured to receiving bay #34A by the Rite-Hite VBR300 ALP DOK-LOK vehicle
restraint system that was in place.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE MEANS TO CORRECT
THIS HAZARD ARE:
1) Follow the Whitlock Packaging Forklift Safety Program, which states,
"Trucks must be
prevented to rolling while they are boarded with power industrial
trucks..." or
2) Use the Rite-Hite VBR300 ALP Dok-Lok in accordance with the operations
manualions