OSHA Inspection: COLONIAL WHOLESALE BEVERAGE CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 7, 2010

Abate by

Aug 23, 2010

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 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 struck by and crushed by hazards associated with entering
a box truck or trailer
from the dock with a powered industrial truck:
1) Dock: Written procedures were not developed or used to ensure that
trucks were not moved
while a powered industrial truck was entering or leaving. An operator and
forklift fell
approximately four feet while entering a box truck when the truck moved.
The operator
experienced back injuries.
Methods of abatement include but are not limited to:
1) Develop a written procedure and communicate and enforce the procedure.
2) Install a dock lock system.
3) Install a dock traffic light system.
2) Dock: An operator and  a forklift fell four feet while entering a box
truck to remove empties.
The operator was not wearing a seat belt. The operator experienced back
injuries.
Methods of abatement include but are not limited to:
1) Retrain operators of forklifts who enter box trucks or trailers at the
dock.
2) Conduct regualr inspections to ensure the use of seatbelts by the
forklift operators.

Issued

Jul 7, 2010

Abate by

Sep 30, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200