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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 116527102
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty: $3,500.00
Current Penalty: $1,750.00
Issuance Date: 06/05/2007
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 2
Abatement Date: 06/11/2007
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0316400
Contest Date: 06/28/2007
Final Order: 08/25/2007
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 08/25/2007 | $1,750.00 | 06/11/2007 | Serious | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 06/05/2007 | $3,500.00 | 06/11/2007 | 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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed to crushing injuries as a result of the hazards associated with the use of the John Deere 850 J dozer during a winching operation as an inadequate anchorage for the John Deere 200 CLC excavator. The excavator pulled the dozer down the hill and in the attempt to make it back up to the top of the slope the winch cable pulled tight again, therefore causing the dozer to flip back and roll down the hill on to the excavator and then to the bottom of the hill as determined on 4-24-07. In the Alternative: 29 CFR 1926.602(a)(3)(i) The employer allowed construction equipment up on access roadways or grades that were not constructed or maintained to accommodate safely the movement of the equipment involved: a.Arvilla Pipeline Construction Inc. Working at Rich Creek - The John Deere 200 CLC excavator equipped with a hammer was working in conjunction with the John Deere 850 J dozer on a grade / hill side to break up the rock in order to bury the gas line in an excavation. The grade in which the equipment was working did not accommodate safely the movement of the equipment due to the John Deere 200 CLC excavator pulled the John Deere 850 J dozer down the grade and it eventually rolled on to the excavator and then on to the bottom of the slope as determined on 4-24-07. One feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is for the employer to develop and implement a safe procedure which would include steps, such as but not limited to, ensuring that the machine that was assisting another machine while working on a slope was of proper size, strength and was positioned to provide maximum stability for an anchorage. Also machine operators must be qualified and during such operations must maintain communication at all times while working on slopes.