Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

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 being crushed between moving tractor-trailers and concrete posts, and/or being struck by moving tractor-trailers. (a) On 3/19/98, at city dock # 14 at the Yellow Freight Terminal, an employee was crushed to death between a trailer and concrete post as a tractor-trailer pulled away from the loading dock. Among others, a feasible method to eliminate or materially reduce this hazard is to: 1. Redesign the roof canopy at the city docks so that the vertical columns and posts can be removed, thus eliminating the "blind spot" between the columns and the terminal wall. 2. Develop and implement procedures to keep employees out of the danger area when trucks are backing into or pulling out of the docks. Such procedures may include but are not limited to: i) employee training ii) requiring truck drivers to check the entire area before backing into or pulling out of the docks iii) requiring employees performing clean-up work on the dock aprons to rope off the dock with stanchions, flags, & warning lines iv) requiring employees performing clean-up work on the dock aprons to wear reflective vests or high visibility clothing v) installation of warning / close clearance signs vi) installation of mirrors where practical ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION