OSHA Inspection: CENTRAL MAINE MEDICAL CENTER

Issued

Apr 2, 2009

Abate by

Apr 6, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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 being struck by vehicular traffic:
a)An employee was not wearing a traffic vest where there was an exposure to
moving traffic.
b)Training was not provided to the employee in the recognition of unsafe
conditions
when working around/near vehicular traffic.
Among other methods, recognized and feasible means of abatement to correct
this hazards is to:
a) Ensure that employees are provided with suitable traffic vests and
provided with training that
enables them to recognize and control hazards associated with vehicles;
and, b) Comply with the
applicable elements required by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (Millennium
Edition), June 2001.

Issued

Apr 2, 2009

Abate by

Apr 6, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced