OSHA Inspection: DAVID ROLE & COMPANY, INC.

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 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 crushing and/or struck by hazards:
(a)  Location - Warehouse:
On or about 8/25/11, metal racks had structural damage to the uprights and
horizontal
bars, were not anchored to the floor, and held pallets that were in poor
condition and
were not sized to be placed safely on the racks, creating potential for
the pallets to fall
through.
Among other methods, feasible means of abatement methods include:
(1)  To repair or replace all damaged metal storage racks as per
manufacturer's
specifications.
(2)  To securely anchor the foot plate of columns on racks as per
manufacturer's
specifications.
(3)  To install front-to-rear supports/load retainers on horizontal
shelving as per
manufacturer's specifications.
(4)  To develop a maintenance program designed to recognize weakness in
the rack
system, in order to prevent a structural collapse.
(5)  To develop a maintenance program to replace pallets in poor condition.
(6)  To follow rack manufacturer recommendations regarding proper storage
and use.
(7)  To instruct the employees of the approved rack load capacities,
enabling them to
verify the maximum amount of material that could be safely stored.

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $1200.00 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 while standing on elevated forks of a
forklift without fall
protection:
(a)  Location - Warehouse:
On or about 8/25/11, employees were exposed to a fall hazard of up to 15
feet while
working on elevated forks of a forklift to access shelving units.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement include:
(1)  To utilize a platform for elevating personnel meeting the
requirements in
ASME/ANSI B56.1-2000 "Safety Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks for
employee use".
(2)  To institute and enforce a company policy prohibiting the elevation
of employees
with a forktruck without an approved platform as per the manufacturer's
specifications.
(3)  To provide a set of mobile safety stairs for accessing elevated
shelving.

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

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 the hazard of struck by, crushing, or other impact
injuries from powered
industrial truck accidents:
(a)  Location - Warehouse:
On or about 8/25/11, employees are exposed to the hazard of being thrown
from the seat
of a powered industrial truck while operating without wearing a seatbelt.
One feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to ensure
that operators wear
seat belts at all times while operating powered industrial trucks.ial

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1800.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4200.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

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2012-01-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-03-09 00:00:00

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2012-01-24 00:00:00

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2012-03-09 00:00:00

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2012-01-24 00:00:00

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2012-03-09 00:00:00