OSHA Inspection: ENVIROMENTAL CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS LLC

Issued

May 28, 2003

Abate by

Jul 15, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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:
Worksite: On/or about March 26,2003. The employee who was in the process
of loosening up
the chains/come alongs for the load/vacuum machine on the tractor trailer
bed, while standing
on the ground in between the tractor trailer and the wheel mounted mobile
crane, was exposed
to the hazard of being crushed or caught-in-between due to the following
deficiences:
1. The brake for the truck was not set properly causing the crane to move
toward the trailer.
2. The wheels were not chucked.
3. Follow the mobile crane standards paragraph 5.14 (means shall be
provided to adequately
hold crane stationary during working cycle.
4. Other useful methods.
Consequently, the crane rolled foward pinning the employee between the
crane and the trailer
causing severe injuries.