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Violation Detail

Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 308150457

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $1,500.00

Current Penalty: $1,050.00

Issuance Date: 05/23/2005

Nr Instances: 1

Nr Exposed: 1

Abatement Date: 06/10/2005

Gravity: 10

Report ID: 0521400

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC): A

Emphasis:

**Penalty and Failure to Abate Event History**
Type	Latest Event	Event Date	Penalty	Abatement Due Date	Citation Type	Failure to Abate Inspection
Penalty	I: Informal Settlement	06/14/2005	$1,050.00	06/10/2005	Serious
Penalty	Z: Issued	05/23/2005	$1,500.00	06/10/2005	Serious

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 provide a place of employment that was free from recognized hazards that were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to a crushing hazard between the loading dock and moving trucks. 2600 Beverly Road - Employee exposed to a crushing hazard while attempting to manually lift a dockleveler while standing in the dock bay between the dockleveler and a backing truck. Among feasible means of abatement would be to comply with Copperloy's Edge-of-Dock Dockleveler Installation and Owner's Manual for the operation of the dockleveler, and; a)Require all employees to operate the dockleveler with a hand lever while positioned on top of dock after the truck has backed into position and is secured from moving. b)Prohibit all employees from standing in the dock bay when a truck is backing/moving or has the potential to move. CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

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