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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 308989862
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $4,500.00
Current Penalty: $2,072.00
Issuance Date: 01/05/2006
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 3
Abatement Date: 02/07/2006
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0317000
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): A
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | I: Informal Settlement | 01/25/2006 | $2,072.00 | 02/07/2006 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 01/05/2006 | $4,500.00 | 02/07/2006 | 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 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 crushing or struck by hazards when loading and/or unloading dressed lumber from the flatbed of a delivery tractor trailer: a) Wickes Lumber, Exton, PA. - On October 10, 2005 a delivery driver was struck in the head by a large falling wooden beam, approximately 20 feet in length and weighing approximately 446 pounds, when he unstrapped the last of 5 securing straps in preparation to offloading the beam from the flatbed of a tractor trailer. The beam was resting on an unstable surface at the top of several tiered bundles of lumber, the tractor trailer was loaded in excess of the maximum federal gross vehicle weight limit by approximately 10,800 pounds, and the tractor trailer was parked on an incline measured between 3 and 5 degrees with the pitch of the incline in favor of the falling board gravitating in the direction of the driver. The employer's training program for cargo load securement did not include provisions for the proper loading and securement of dressed lumber and lumber building products for which there are very specific regulations and recommendations enforced and subscribed to by both The United States and Canadian Transportation Agencies and the Transportation community. Additionally, there was no mechanism or procedure for ensuring that trucks were not loaded over their safe weight limits and there were no provisions for performing audits or inspections of employees properly loading and securing cargo. ABATEMENT NOTE: AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THE LOADING AND SECUREMENT OF DRESSED LUMBER AND LUMBER PRODUCTS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S CARGO SECUREMENT RULES (49 CFR PART 393) AND THE CANADIAN NATIONAL SAFETY CODE FOR MOTOR CARRIERS, STANDARD 10: CARGO SECUREMENT. NOTE: ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIREDATION