Gibson Overseas: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Oct 15, 2018: Employee falls from forklift while in safety cage and sustai

At 2:05 p.m. on October 15, 2018, an employee was riding in a safety cage that was lifted by a forklift to assist with moving a tarp to cover a pile of merchandise. The safety cage was not secured to the forklift and, when it was lifted, it slid off of the forks. Emergency Services responded and the employee sustained a compound fracture to his left arm just able the elbow and multiple fractures to his left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Aug 16, 1996: Employee injured when struck by falling boxes

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on August 16, 1996, Employee #1, of Gibson Overseas, Inc., was cleaning the floor of a warehouse when between six and eight boxes of dishware, approximately 450 lb total, fell on his back. Subsequent investigation revealed that boxes were not stacked evenly nor were they limited in height to prevent them from falling. Employee #1 could not be contacted about the accident , and the findings were based on information supplied by management officials an d eyewitnesses.