OSHA Inspection: GLASS SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

Apr 10, 2007

Abate by

Apr 20, 2007

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

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 being struck or crushed by
windows:
(a)  At the site -  employees were removing windows from a 45 foot long
trailer that was
filled with rows of windows that measured 5'2" wide, 5'2" long, 2 " thick
and weighed
approximately 60 lbs each, to prepare the windows for the impending
installation.
Windows were stacked in rows side by side. When a window was being removed
for
installation preparation, the other windows started to fall, pinning
employees to the side
of the trailer, on or about 10/18/06.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of abating this
condition include,
but are not limited to:  storing the windows in the trailer securely, in a
manner
that
prevents them from sliding, falling, or collapsing.