Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 112527346
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Date: 09/09/2010 W
Initial Penalty: $1,000.00
Current Penalty: $1,000.00
Issuance Date: 09/03/2010
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 2
Related Event Code (REC):
Gravity: 03
Report ID: 0111100
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Emphasis:
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 recogn ized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to being struck by vehicular traffi c: a)Employees were not wearing a traffic vest where there was an exposure to mo ving traffic. b)Training was not provided to employees in the recognition of uns afe condition in work zone safety. Among other methods, recognized and feasible means of abatement to correct this hazard is to: 1.Ensure that employees who dir ect traffic are provided with a traffic vest and provided with training that ena bles them to recognize and control hazards associated with vehicles; and, 2.Comp ly with the applicable elements required by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (Millennium Edition), June 2001 when perform work that affects h ighway and street traffic.