OSHA Inspection: KA WAH TRADING INC.

Issued

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7956.00 · Current $3978.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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 from hazards associated with struck by hazards:     (a) At the workplace - employees were exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards while walking, working, and driving forklifts around steel storage rack systems that were not secured and/or bolted to the concrete floor, observed on or about 09/13/19.

Issued

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $4641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(k)(1): The brakes of highway truck(s) were not set and wheel chocks placed under the rear wheels to prevent truck(s) from rolling while they were boarded with powered industrial trucks:    (a) At the workplace - wheel chocks were not utilized when powered industrial trucks boarded the trailers of highway trucks, observed on or about 09/13/19.

Issued

2020-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-02-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $4641.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck:    (a) At the workplace - untrained employees were permitted to operate powered industrial trucks, observed on or about 09/13/19.