OSHA Inspection: SCHLAGEL & ASSOCIATES

Issued

Sep 25, 2001

Abate by

Nov 30, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,200 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 struck-by hazards:
On or about March 28, 2001, a surveyor working in the Blackthorne Estates
at 157th & Howe
in Overland Park, Kansas was exposed a moving trash truck which was
backing into the
intersection where the surveyor was working.  The employees were exposed
to struck-by hazards
of vehicular traffic.  Warning signs were not positioned in advance of the
work area to warn
motorists of the work activities.  A red jacket was worn in lieu of
reflective clothing.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to position
appropriate advance warning signs as prescribed by the Manual on Uniform
Traffic Control
Devices for Streets and Highways, Part VI, Traffic Controls For Street and
Highway
Construction, Maintenance, Utility and Emergency Operations, 6A-5.
American Society of Civil
Engineers Manuals and Report on Engineering Practice No.64, Engineering
Surveying Manual,
p. 76-77.
29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1) requires certification and documentation that the
abatement of the
above violation is complete.