OSHA Inspection: SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY

Issued

Dec 17, 2010

Abate by

Jan 9, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,400 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 the hazard of being crushed by merchandise and forklifts
while using a dock
leveler to lower merchandise and a forklift. The MKA Hydraulic Dock
Leveler is designed only
for the purpose of providing a bridge to facilitate the loading and
unloading trailer beds:
a) Sheafe Road Customer Pick-up Warehouse, on or about 9/03/10: An employee
attempted to lower an MKA Hydraulic dock leveler loaded with a forklift
and snow
blower from the dock to a customers vehicle.
FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHODS, AMONG OTHERS,
TO CORRECT THE HAZARD ARE:
1) Follow the McGuire Hydraulic Dock Leveler AUTODOK owner's manual for
MKA Dock Leveler Models, Manufacturer's page 3 - definition and function
and
page 3 -"Safety Precautions" # 5 "Do not operate the leveler with
equipment,
material or people on the platform."
2) Follow ANSI MH30.1-2007 (American National Standard for the Safety,
Performance, and Testing of Dock Leveling Devices) Section 5 Safety
Requirements
and Considerations and 5.4 Owner Responsibility, Section 5.4.1.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS
ITEM

Issued

Dec 17, 2010

Abate by

Dec 30, 2010

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $2,400 Reduced

Issued

Dec 17, 2010

Abate by

Dec 30, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,700 Reduced

Issued

Dec 17, 2010

Abate by

Dec 30, 2010

Penalty

Current $500

Issued

Dec 17, 2010

Abate by

Dec 30, 2010

Issued

Nov 17, 2010

Abate by

Dec 6, 2010

Issued

Nov 17, 2010

Abate by

Dec 6, 2010