OSHA Inspection: ROMANO MARBLE AND GRANITE TILE CENTER

Issued

Apr 25, 1996

Abate by

Apr 30, 1996

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 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 hazard of being
hit by
falling material:
PLANT:  ON OR ABOUT MARCH 21, 1996, THE EMPLOYEE UNLOADING
MARBLE GRANITE SLABS FROM AN OPEN-TOP TRUCK BED WITH AN
OVERHEAD CRANE WAS EXPOSED TO SEVERE PHYSICAL INJURY OR
DEATH FROM BEING HIT BY FALLING MARBLE GRANITE SLABS.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCDEPTABLE
ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THE HAZARD IS TO:
1.TRAIN AND INSTRUCT EMPLOYEE(S) TO STAY OUT OF THE
TRAJECTORY OF THE SLABS DURING UNLOADING
2.USE A REMOTELY OPERATED CRANE OR HAVE A SUFFICIENT
LENGTH OF CABLE ON THE PENDANT CONTROL OF THE CRANE
3.HAVE TWO EMPLOYEES, AT A MINIMUM, ON THE TRUCK BED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANUALLY GAPPING TO PUT THE GRAB
OF THE CRANE ONTO THE SLABS
4.USE OTHER ALTERNATIVE METHOD(S) OF STACKING SLABS
ONTO THE TRUCK BED SO THAT THE MANUAL GAPPING
BETWEEN SLABS IS NOT NEEDED
5.USE OF OTHER SAFE WAY(S) OF HANDLING SLABS