Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 18236414
Citation: 03001
Citation Type: Repeat
Abatement Date: 09/20/1990 X
Initial Penalty: $2,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,000.00
Issuance Date: 08/20/1990
Nr Instances: 145
Nr Exposed: 145
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112000
Contest Date: 09/13/1990
Final Order: 03/04/1994
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 03/04/1994 | $2,000.00 | 09/20/1990 | Repeat | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 08/20/1990 | $2,000.00 | 09/20/1990 | Repeat |
Text For Citation: 03 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: LIFTING
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 biomechanical stressors likely to cause trauma to the employees' muscular skeleto systems: A) PACKAGE CAR UNLOADING: EMPLOYEES LIFTED PACKAGES OUT OF THE PACKAGE CAR AND ONTO A CONVEYOR. B) PRIMARY SORT: EMPLOYEES TOOK PACKAGES FROM THE PRIMARY CONVEYOR AND TRANSFERED THEM TO THE OTHER CONVEYOR LINES. C) TRAILER UNLOADING: EMPLOYEES LIFTED PACKAGES OUT OF THE TRAILER AND ONTO A CONVEYOR. THE EVALUATION OF THESE MANUAL LIFTING TASKS INDICATES THAT EMPLOYEES WERE EXPOSED TO AN INCREASED RISK OF MUSCULO SKELETAL INJURIES IN POPULATIONS EXPOSED TO SIMILAR LIFTING CONDITIONS. THE INJURY AND ILLNESS RECORDS FOR 1988, 1990 DOCUMENTED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF MUSCULO SKELETAL/OVEREXERTION INJURIES. FEASIBLE ABATEMENT METHODS: 1) REDESIGN CONVEYOR SYSTEMS SO THAT THEY REQUIRE LESS LIFTING, TWISTING AND PULLING. 2) CLEARLY MARK THE WEIGHT ON HEAVY PACKAGES SO THE EMPLOYEES KNOW THE WEIGHT OF A PACKAGE BEFORE THEY LIFT THE PACKAGE AND CAN TAKE SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS IF A PACKAGE IS TOO HEAVY TO SAFELY LIFT. 3) INDENTIFY THE DESTINATION OF THE PACKAGE ON MORE THAN ONE SIDE SO THE DESTINATION IS VISIBLE TO EMPLOYEES WITHOUT TURNING OVER THE PACKAGE. 4) DECREASE WORKER FATIGUE BY LIMITING THE WORK PACE OF THOSE JOBS THAT REQUIRE A HIGH RATE OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE. ABATEMENT SCHEDULE: STEP 1-EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE PROTECTION, SUCH AS EMPLOYEE TRAINING, PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT, JOB ROTATION, ETC. SHALL BE PROVIDED AS AN INTERIM PROTECTIVE MEASURE UNTIL FEASIBLE ENGINEERING OR PERMANENT ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WHICH WILL REDUCE EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE TO NOMINAL RISK OF INJURY. STEP 2-SUBMIT TO THE AREA DIRECTOR A WRITTEN DETAILED PLAN OF ABATEMENT OUTLINING A SCHEDULE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES TO CONTROL EMPLOYEE INJURY DUE TO LIFTING AND HANDLING PACKAGES. THIS PLAN SHALL INCLUDE, AT A MINIMUM, TARGET DATES FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DATES REQUIRED BY THIS CITATION. (A) EVALUATION OF THE CONDITIONS, LOCATIONS AND MANUAL LIFTING ACTIVITIES THAT THE EMPLOYEES ARE PERFORMING AT THE ONSET OF MUSCULO SKELETAL INJURIES. (B) EVALUATION OF APPLICABLE CONTROL MEASURES. (C) PROCUREMENT, INSTALLATION AND OPERATION OF SELECTED CONTROL MEASURES. (D) MONITORING TO ASSURE EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE CONTROL MEASURES. STEP 3-ABATEMENT SHALL HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BY IMPLEMENTATION OF FEASIBLE ENGINEERING OR ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS, UPON VERIFICATION OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS IN REDUCING THE OCCURRENCE OF MUSCULO SKELETAL INJURIES. THE COMPANY WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 101183861, CITATION 1, ITEM 1, ISSUED ON 12/13/88. INSPECTION NUMBER - 18236414 - CSHO H9079-387 INSPECTION DATES - 2/21/91-8/7/90 CITATION #1 - SEROUS VIOLATIONS CITATION #2 - WILLFUL VIOLATIONS CITATION #3 - REPEAT VIOLATIONS TOTAL PROPOSED PENALTY
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