OSHA Inspection: AMERICUS LOGISTICS LLC

Issued

Dec 15, 2014

Abate by

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that an employee was exposed to a debilitating arm injury when he drove forklift he was operating out of the trailer he was  loading, fell out of the trailer, and the drivers' arm was caught between the lift and the dock.   (a) Shipping dock 35 - A freight handler driving a Crown SC4520-35 forklift was injured while backing out of an out bound tractor trailer as the trailer started to pull away from the shipping dock. The forklift truck fell backwards off of the trailer four feet onto the pavement below, on or about 6-24-14.     Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Dec 15, 2014

Abate by

Jan 2, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(7): Brakes were not set and/or wheel blocks were not in place to prevent movement of trucks, trailers, or railroad cars while loading and unloading:  a) Loading Dock #35 - A freight handler driving a Crown SC4520-35 forklift was exposed to a falling or crushing hazard when a tractor trailer whose brakes were not set and wheel blocks were not in place, pulled away from the loading dock while the employee was inside the trailer, on or about 6-24-14.  Abatement Certification and Documentation Required.

Issued

Dec 15, 2014

Abate by

Jan 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $700

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): A Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and/or the Summary of Work-Related Injuries (OSHA Form 300A), and/or the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms were not kept by the establishment:  a) Workplace:  On or about 6/24/214, the employer did not maintain a Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300) and the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms for Calendar Year 2014.   b) Workplace:  On or about 6/24/2014, the employer did not maintain a Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and the Summary of Work-Related Injuries (OSHA Form 300A) and the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms for Calendar Year 2012.   c) Workplace: On or about 6/24/2014, the employer did not maintain a Log of all Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses (OSHA Form 300), and the Summary of Work-Related Injuries (OSHA Form 300A) and the Injury and Illness Incident Report (OSHA Form 301) or equivalent forms for Calendar Year 2013.    Abatement Certification Required.