Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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 struck by moving motor vehicles while conducting pre- departure truck cargo verification inspections: a.On or about December 20, 2004, at the Autozone Distribution Center security gate's departing truck lane, an employee was exposed to motor vehicle traffic during a pre-departure inspection of a cargo trailer. Adequate separation was not maintained between the cargo truck being inspected and the truck waiting to advance to the position for pre-departure inspection in accordance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices(MUTCD) Part 6D-2 - Worker Safety Considerations. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard are to: 1. Prohibit employees from crossing or working in front of any potentially moving motor vehicles. 2. Periodically inspect the workplace to evaluate employee compliance with lane crossing/work rules, with particular emphasis on achieving eye contact and proper communication before proceeding, and the implementation of effective progressive disciplinary action to correct deficiencies. 3. Ensure employees wear traffic safety vests while working on or near motor vehicle traffic lanes in accordance with the MUTCD Part 6D-2 B.