OSHA Inspection: BARBOUR CONCRETE COMPANY

Issued

Jun 23, 1994

Abate by

Aug 1, 1994

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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 hazards of the outer end steel panel doors of
the underground
utility vault falling due to defective and missing or broken critical
component parts of the
form mold assembly:
(a)Jobsite at 21521 East Truman Road, Independence, Missouri - On or about
April 8, 1994 at approximately 6:30 PM in the Fabrication Plant, Area #5
adjacent to Column #6, the employer allowed employees to assemble the
underground utility vault form mold with defective component parts.  The
west
end of the core form table mold had a safety bracket which holds the end
panel door in place, which had holes in it where the safety pin was to be
inserted and the 3/4" diameter safety pin was missing.  A 1/2" diameter
piece
of #4 rebar was being used in place of the safety pin.  In addition, the
east end
of core form table mold had the safety bracket and 3/4" diameter safety
pin,
however, the safety pin would not extend through both side holes in the
bracket for the safety pin to be secured in its place in the bracket.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the
employer, given his or
her superior knowledge of the workplace, feasible and acceptable methods
to correct this
hazard, among others, are:
1.For each concrete form presenting a hazard similar to the hazards
associated
with the underground utility vault involved in the incident, the employer
will
develop and implement a written inspection checklist for each such form and
its components and require an inspection to be performed prior to assembly
with a record made of the inspections performed.

Issued

Jun 23, 1994

Abate by

Aug 1, 1994

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 hazards of the outer end steel panel doors of
the underground
utility vault falling due to defective and missing or broken critical
component parts of the
form mold assembly:
(a)Jobsite at 21521 East Truman Road, Independence, Missouri - On or about
April 8, 1994 at approximately 6:30 PM in the Fabrication Plant, Area #5
adjacent to Column #6, the employer's training program was found to be
inadequate in that employees were not trained in the recognition and
avoidance
of unsafe conditions applicable to their work environment.  Employees were
assembling an underground utility vault form mold using a 1/2" diameter
piece
of rebar instead of the regular 3/4" diameter safety pin and the holes for
the
safety pin were broken out of the bracket.  In addition, the east end of
the core
form table mold had the safety bracket and 3/4" diameter safety pin,
however,
the safety pin would not extend through both side holes in the bracket for
the
safety pin to be secured in its place in the bracket, thus exposing the
employees to the hazards of the outer end steel panel doors of the
underground
utility vault falling due to defective and missing or broken critical
component
parts of the form mold assembly:
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard rests with the
employer, given his or
her superior knowledge of the workplace, feasible and acceptable methods
to correct this
hazard, among others, are:
1.For each concrete form presently a hazard similar to the hazards
associated
with the underground utility vault involved in this incident, the employer
will
develop, implement and maintain a written training program of the required
training, describing topics of the training and the subject matter
outlining the
training provided to the employee with each training session.
2.Develop, implement and maintain written instructions on the safe use of
such
forms.
3.Develop, implement and maintain a hazard analysis of the work performed
in
connection with each such form and provide a copy of the hazard analysis in
the work area, making it readily accessible for employees use.

Issued

Jun 23, 1994

Abate by

Jul 3, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $1,050