OSHA Inspection: ALLIED SYSTEMS LTD.

Issued

May 10, 2007

Abate by

May 18, 2007

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

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:
a. Jobsite-Twin Oaks Terminal, Aston, PA- Truck driver who were engaged in
the task
of loading vehicles to the truck's trailer were repeatedly exposed to fall
hazards while
driving each vehicle on the trailer and descending from the vehicle to
ground level.  The
drivers walked on the edge of the trailer at 8.5 feet above ground level
without any
means of fall protection and descended a fixed ladder that did not have
side rails
extended above the top deck. This was observed on or about 2/26/07.
b. Jobsite-Twin Oaks Terminal, Aston, PA- A truck driver who was engaged
in the task
of loading vehicles to the truck's (61110)  trailer  was repeatedly
exposed
to fall hazards
while driving each vehicle on the trailer and descending from the vehicle
to ground level.
The driver walked on the edge of the trailer at 8.5 feet above ground
level without any
means of fall protection and descended a fixed ladder that did not have
side rails
extended above the top deck.  This was observed on or about 3/6/07.
c. Jobsite-Twin Oaks Terminal, Aston, PA- A truck driver who was engaged
in the task
of loading vehicles to the truck's (4375) trailer was repeatedly exposed
to fall hazards
while driving each vehicle on the trailer and descending from the vehicle
to the ground.
The driver walked on the edge of the trailer at 8.5 feet above ground
level without any
means of fall protection and descended a fixed ladder that did not have
side rails
extended above the top deck.  This was observed on or about 3/6/07.
Allied Systems was previously cited for a violation of Section 5 (a) (1)
of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act related to fall hazard from a fixed
ladder, which was
contained in OSHA inspection number 308435809, citation number 1, item 1a,
issued on
July 10, 2006, with respect to a workplace located at Jacksonville,
Florida.
ABATEMENT NOTE: Among other means of abatement, one feasible and acceptable
means of abatement would be to implement one or more of the following
processes:
(1) Eliminate the fall hazard of loading, securing vehicles and descending
decks by
loading the vehicles on trailers where vehicles can be loaded at near
ground level.
(2) Equip trailers with platforms with guardrails as well as access to
fixed ladders with
side rails extending above the top deck.
NOTE: ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.