OSHA Inspection: DHL GLOBAL FORWARDING

Issued

2009-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 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 fall hazards and crushing injuries.
(a) Ocean Department - On or about October 7, 2009, warehouse employees
were exposed to
the hazard of falling from heights of up to 9 feet while placing placards
onto ocean cargo from
an elevating platform that was not adequately secured to the forklift. A
pin lock used to secure
the forks to the platform was missing. A safety chain used to secure the
platform to the mast and
to secure the gate system were damaged.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to provide a means by which to secure elevating platforms to the
lifting carriage or forks
of lift trucks in accordance with American National Standard Institute
(ANSI),
B56.1-2005
Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks, Section 4.17.
In accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement
certification is
required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION
WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is
complete
must be included with your certification. This documentation may include,
but is not
limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment,
photographic or video
evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

2009-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-12-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced