OSHA Inspection: COLORADO-UTE ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION, INC.

Issued

Apr 17, 1990

Abate by

May 24, 1990

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $810

General-duty citation text

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:
(a) The hazard of being struck or seriously injured by train
traffic on the plant premises in that the street lighting
system was not operational, thereby exposing employee night
vehicular traffic to trains in or approaching street crossing.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard is to activate all plant yard lighting.

Issued

Apr 17, 1990

Abate by

May 24, 1990

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $810

General-duty citation text

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:
(a) The hazard of being struck or seriously injured by train
traffic on the plant premises in that adequate railroad
warning signs were not placed at the railroad crossings.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to correct the hazard is to install railroad reflec-
tive cross bucks on each side of the tracks, 8 feet from the
edge of the roadway and 12 feet from the centerline of the
tracks. Also, an advance sign, yellow with a black cross,
should be placed 100 feet from the tracks and 8 feet from the
edge of the traveled way.