Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 307249862
Citation: 01001
Citation Type: Other
Abatement Date: 05/14/2008 I
Initial Penalty: $5,000.00
Current Penalty: $2,500.00
Issuance Date: 05/09/2008
Nr Instances: 1
Nr Exposed: 14
Related Event Code (REC): A
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0627410
Contest Date: 06/02/2008
Final Order: 10/16/2008
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 10/16/2008 | $2,500.00 | 05/14/2008 | Other | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 05/09/2008 | $5,000.00 | 05/14/2008 | Serious |
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 recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees exposed hazards posed by vehicular traffic and pedestrian traffic sharing the same travel routes. Between October 2007 and January 2008 employees performing work-related tasks or walking between the lower and the upper level of the channel at this work site were in the same travel space utilized by industrial vehicles, including vehicles such as but not limited to cement trucks, front loaders and water trucks. Employees were exposed to hazards such as being struck by or caught in between industrial vehicles. Some feasible means of abatement may include, but are not limited to the following: (1) A survey of the workplace to identify areas where large industrial motor vehicles, including but not limited to, such vehicles as front-end loaders, water trucks, and cement trucks, so as to determine the potential for vehicular accidents involving pedestrians and small motor vehicles and the factors that would contribute to such accidents, including but not limited to obstructed operator vision, blind corners, restricted operational areas, and other factors such as excessive noise levels. (2) The development of a system, based upon the survey findings, to control either the operations of large industrial motor vehicles where pedestrians and small motor vehicles must be present during such operations, or to control the presence of pedestrian and small motor vehicles where a need exists to operate large industrial motor vehicles continuously due to process requirements. Such as system should include elements as the following: a) The designation of zones restricting pedestrian and small motor vehicle traffic where a need exists to operate large industrial motor vehicles continuously due to process requirements, as specified by Chapter 12 of the National Safety Council Accident Prevention Handbook, 10th edition; b) the development of work rules requiring a ground man (ground guide) working with any large industrial motor vehicle required to operate in areas of the workplace where small motor vehicles and pedestrians are routinely present, as specified by Chapter 12 of the National Safety Council Accident Prevention Handbook, 10th Edition; c) The development of work rules and establishment of restricted access zones, warning signals, barricades and procedures to be followed; d) Training of all employees in the provision of the program, including initial training for all current employees, training presented to all new hires prior to their employment in the channel and retraining as indicated by ongoing supervision of the employee group. Disclaimers: 1) You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2) The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3) The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate method.iate
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