OSHA Inspection: CALSONICKANSEI NORTH AMERICA INC

Issued

Jun 28, 2007

Abate by

Jul 13, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,240 Reduced

General-duty citation text

T.C.A. 50-3-105(1):  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:
In that the employer did not ensure that forklift operators were protected
from unexpected
movement of trailers during loading/unloading. The employer utilized a
Dok-Lok vehicle
restraint system to secure the trailers; however, the system failed on
numerous occasions. There
have been several incidents where a forklift drove/fell off of a
dock/trailer when the trailer was
unexpectedly pulled away from the dock during loading/unloading.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to implement a different system to secure the trailers during
loading/unloading, such as wheel
chocks.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION REQUIREDTION

Issued

Jun 28, 2007

Abate by

Jul 23, 2007

Issued

Jun 28, 2007

Abate by

Jul 23, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,400 Reduced