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OSHA Inspection: THOM'S TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of THOM'S TRANSPORT COMPANY, INC. in 4842 GILMAN RD, BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516 (NAICS 488490). OSHA activity number 314097908.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
4842 GILMAN RD
City
BLACKSHEAR
State
GA
ZIP
31516
Mailing
P.O. BOX AA, BLACKSHEAR, GA 31516
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
488490
SIC code (legacy)
4231
Employees
39
Ownership type
Private (A)

6 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 9, 2012
Abate by
Sep 4, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $1,316 Reduced
P.L. 91-596 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, in
that the employees were
elevated and required to work from unapproved work platforms that were not
designed and used
in accordance with ANSI/ITSDF B56.1, thus exposing employees to fall
hazard up to 11 feet.
feet.
a)Tire shop, on or about and at times prior to March 7, 2012, employees
were
allowed to retrieve and place tires in the metal rack system while being
elevated
from an unapproved work platform that was not designed in accordance with
ANSI/ITSDF B56.1.  The unapproved work platform was supported and elevated
by a Caterpillar GP40 forklift, S/N 1CM02870, and was missing guardrails,
toe
boards, and anchor points, thus exposing employees to a fall hazard up to
about
11 feet.
b)Body shop, on or about and at times prior to March 7, 2012, employees
were
allowed to work from an unapproved work platform that was not designed in
accordance with ANSI/ITSDF B56.1.  The unapproved work platform was
supported and elevated by an orange battery powered high lift hand truck,
thus
exposing employees to a fall hazard up to 7 feet.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS AS FOLLOWS:
1.With the approval of forklift manufacture, and the purchase of a proper
safety
work platform meeting the specifications of American National Institute
Standard/Industrial Truck Standards Development Foundation (ANSI/ITSDF)
B56.1-2009 or update to be used as required by paragraph 4.17, Elevating
Personnel and 7.37, Platform Elevating.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1316.00
  • · Z (S) $3060.00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 9, 2012
Abate by
Aug 14, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,825 · Current $1,600 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1600.00
  • · Z (S) $3825.00

1910.178 A04

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 9, 2012
Abate by
Aug 14, 2012
Penalty
Initial $3,060 · Current $1,311 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1311.00
  • · Z (S) $3060.00

1910.178 L03 IG

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 9, 2012
Abate by
Sep 4, 2012

1910.178 L04 III

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 9, 2012
Abate by
Sep 4, 2012

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Aug 9, 2012
Abate by
Aug 14, 2012
Penalty
Initial $4,590 · Current $1,973 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $1973.00
  • · Z (S) $4590.00

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 314097908.

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