OSHA Inspection: GEORGE A. TOMASSO CONSTRUCTION CORP. THE

Issued

Nov 14, 1991

Abate by

Nov 22, 1991

Penalty

Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
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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 the hazards of being struck by the rotating super structure
of a back hoe:
The alleged violations below have been  grouped  because  they  involve
similar  or  related  hazards  that  may  increase  the  potential  for
illness.
(a)  Jobsite:  Accessible areas within the swing radius of the
rotating portion of the Kato 770 back hoe were not barricaded
in such a manner as to prevent an employee from being struck
or crushed.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptacle abatement method
to correct this hazard is the use of physical barriers, such
as ropes, run from cone to cone (along with warning signs).

Issued

Nov 14, 1991

Abate by

Nov 18, 1991