OSHA Inspection: VERST GROUP LOGISTICS, INC.

Issued

Jan 28, 2011

Abate by

Feb 2, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $3,000 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 being struck by moving vehicles:
a)  At the Ashland, Inc.jobsite located at 3901 River Road in Cincinnati,
Ohio, on or about
August 3, 2010, employee(s) were exposed to being struck by moving
vehicles when exiting
vechicles to conduct business at open dock doors and were not wearing any
high visibility
clothes or vests.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement to
correct the hazard are
as follows:
(1) Require all drivers to wear reflective vests when outside their
vehicles and;
(2) Instruct all drivers not to conduct any business at open dock doors.