OSHA Inspection: BEER CAPITOL DISTRIBUTING, INC.

Issued

May 31, 2011

Abate by

Jun 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,000 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 crushing hazards while working with hydraulic dock levelers.
(a)At Dock 1, employees were manually lifting up and extending the lip of
the
hydraulic Poweramp Dock Leveler (Model PR 78 and Serial Number 711720)
that was not working properly.  The lip portion of the dock leveler did
not swing
out and employees had to manually pull the dock leveler out.  Employees
were
exposed to being struck by the leveler resulting in crushing injuries.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct these
hazards is to adhere
to the guidelines in the American National Standard (ANSI) MH 30.1 - 2007,
For the Safety,
Performance and Testing of Dock Leveling Device, Chapter 5.4 - Owner
Responsibility as
applicable.
Certification, and documentation/evidence of abatement is required.
Certification of abatement is required by 29 CFR Part 1903 and is to be
submitted within ten (10)
calendar days after the abatement date.ment