OSHA Inspection: RICK'S LOGISTICS, INC.

Issued

Jan 14, 2011

Abate by

Feb 16, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $2,100 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 struck-by, caught-in, entanglement, and amputation hazards:
a) Facility Wide- On or about October 19, 2010, the employer failed to
provide a dock-face
mounted dock leveling device with handholds or other lifting aids.  Due to
the lack of lifting aid
being provided employees utilized long looped wire and the lifting
capabilities
of a forklift to
lift each of the dock plates in docks numbers such as, #7, #8, #9, #13,
#14, #15, #16, #17, #18,
#19, and #22.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable means of abatement to correct
this hazards is
to provide and require the use of a dock plate with a lifting means
designed to safely lift
the dock plates into place in accordance with the American National
Standards Institute
(ANSI), MH30.1-2007 For the Safety, Performance and Testing of Dock
Leveling Devices,
Section 5.2.1.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in
addition, documentation 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.