OSHA Inspection: UNLIMITED CONCRETE LLC

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Nov 13, 1989

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $320 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
the hazards of lacerations, broken bones, and death while cleaning the
inside of the cement mixer without positive means to prevent activation
of the drive motor and the rotation of the mixer:
Employees entered the barrels of cement trucks to chip and grind
residual hardened cement from inside surfaces and a lockout
procedure was not established.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to establish and enforce an adequate plan lockout
procedure such as that stipulated by ANSI Z244.1-1982 Section 4 and 5
American National Standard of Minimum Safety Requirements for Lockout/
Tagout of Energy Sources for Personnel Protection. Essential elements
of the lockout procedure would include:
1) Open and lock out the main power disconnect for the mixer and
bleed off any residual energy.
2) Provide each potentially exposed employee working in the area with
separate lock and key to be placed on the lockout means.
3) Establish a written lockout policy including procedures to be
followed and training for all affected employees both maintenance
and operational crews.
4) Periodically evaluate the program and strictly enforce all of its
provisions.

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Oct 7, 1989

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Oct 24, 1989

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Oct 24, 1989

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Nov 13, 1989

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Oct 24, 1989

Issued

Oct 4, 1989

Abate by

Oct 24, 1989