OSHA Inspection: PODS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Issued

2015-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(B): Powered Industrial Truck operators did not receive initial workplace related training regarding the  composition of loads to be carried and load stability.    a) PODS Enterprises Inc., 4490 Steelway Blvd, Liverpool, NY, On or about 12/11/14: The employers forktruck training program did not  instruct its employees  of the precautions to take while performing outside forklift operations using a Hyster model 155 that involved the lifting of unknown weights and unknown composition of loads.

Issued

2015-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(I): Powered industrial truck operators did not  receive specific location training on other unique or potentially hazardous environmental conditions in the workplace that could affect safe operation.    a)  PODS Enterprise's Inc. 4450 Steelway Blvd, Liverpool, N.Y., On or about 12/11/14: The employer did not provide site specific workplace  training for material handling operations as it relates to outside environmental surface conditions such as,  icy and slippery conditions.

Issued

2015-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-06-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s)   (a) 4495 Steelway Blvd, Liverpool , NY 13090, On or about 12/11/15: Personnel were allowed to stand under an elevated  PODS storage container, which slipped off the forks of a Hyster Industrial truck striking a person causing a death.

Issued

2015-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:     a)PODS Enterprises Inc., 4450 Steelway Blvd, Liverpoool, N.Y., On or about 12/11/14: The employer allowed its employees to handle PODS containers of unknown internal configuration.