OSHA Inspection: UNIVERSAL MARITIME SERVICE CORP.

Issued

Feb 9, 2007

Abate by

Feb 22, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

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 the hazard of
falling and being
crushed by a forklift:
On or about 09/27/06, at berth 31, an employee who was operating a powered
industrial truck
in reverse direction with the view of the operator obstructed and without
wearing a seatbelt, was
struck-by a semi-truck that was traveling in the forward direction,
exposing the employee to the
hazards of falling from the forklift and being crushed by the trucks.
Among other methods of abatement, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct these hazards
is to prohibit employees from operating this type of equipment with items
that could obstruct the
view of the operator to the rear and prohibiting employees from using this
type
of equipment
without wearing seatbelts.
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Feb 9, 2007

Abate by

Feb 22, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000