OSHA Inspection: DEDICATED LOGISTICS INC.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Jul 30, 2016

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 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 trailer movement away from a loading dock while loading/unloading using a forklift thereby creating the risks of falls and forklift rollover:   a)  Dock Area - On or about April 30, 2016, an employee was exposed to the hazard of trailer movement away from the loading dock while loading the trailer using a forklift.  An employee loading a trailer using a forklift fell and the forklift rolled over to the ground below when the trailer was pulled away from the dock during loading.   b)  Dock Area - On or about May 10, 2016, an employee was exposed to the hazard of trailer movement away from the loading dock while loading the trailer using a forklift.  An employee loading a trailer using a forklift and the forklift were caught between the trailer and the dock when the trailer was pulled away from the dock during loading.  Among other methods, one feasible and accepted method to correct this hazard is to install and enforce the use of vehicle restraints which prevent trailers from pulling away from the dock before released (such as Dok-Loks); implement and enforce a lock-out procedure (such as "The Salvo Process") which will not allow air back into the trailer to release the trailer brakes, making it impossible for the trailer to be moved until released; implement and enforce a wheel chocking procedure which would assign responsibility to certain individuals (and only those individuals) to install and remove chocks, thereby preventing unintended movement and signalling to the driver that it is safe to depart; implement, communicate and enforce a procedure in which loading employees (and only loading employees) are responsible for sealing doors and signalling drivers that it is safe to depart; and/or to implement and enforce a procedure in which yard employees or contracted drivers walk to the back of the trailer to make certain the door is closed and it's safe to depart.