OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS & PETERS CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

Issued

1994-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

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 fall from elevation:
(a)  On or about August 15, 1994, an employee of Williams & Peters
Construction Co., Inc.,
was observed standing in an elevated bucket of a Caterpiller front end
loader, Model 950B,
identified by the number 404 at the intersection of Broadway and Ave A,
Lubbock, Texas.  The
employee was raised eighteen feet above the asphalt roadway and was
engaged in the removal
of black plastic from newly installed traffic signal light fixtures.
One feasible and accepted method of abatement would be to ensure that
employees are not
allowed to use the front end loader as an employee aerial lift by imposing
stricter guidelines on
the supervisory staff regarding the safe operation of their heavy
machinery.

Issued

1994-10-13 00:00:00

Abate by

1994-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced