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 a crushing hazard from steel storage shelves not anchored to the floor. a) Steel Storage Shelves, Storage Area - Shelves holding the majority of the weight on the top shelf were not anchored to the floor to prevent them from tipping over when employees are loading/unloading them. These shelves hold pallets of merchandise weighing up to 1500 pounds each. The shelves are three high with the majority of the weight being stored on the top shelf. ABATEMENT NOTE: One feasible and acceptable method to be taken by the employer to correct these hazards would be to comply with the recommendations of the manufacturer or the American National Standard A Code of Safety Practices for the Use of Industrial and Commercial Steel Storage Racks, ANSI MH16.2-1984, section 1.4. Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.