OSHA Inspection: P.M. CONCRETE, INC.

Issued

2007-10-12 00:00:00

Abate by

2007-10-16 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

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 pinch points on material handling equipment:
a) On 9-05-07, an employee, attaching a riding trowel to the forks of a
skidsteer with a lifting
strap, was exposed to the hazard of machinery pinch points.  When the
lever was activated, it
caused the lifting arms to go down and pin the employee between the arms
and the frame of the
skidsteer.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this hazard would
be to:
Comply with the Thomas 233 skidsteer owner's and operator's manual:
"Never enter or leave
the loader while the engine is running.  Always lower the lift arms
against
the frame, drop the
bucket to the ground, set the parking brake and shut off the engine prior
to leaving the loader."
Comply with the Equipment Manufacturers Institute Safety Manual for users
and operators of
skidsteers:  "Keep your body inside of the operator's cab while operating
the skidsteer loader.
Never work with your arms, feet or legs beyond the operator's compartment."
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.