OSHA Inspection: VALLEY MASONRY & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Jul 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 12, 2000

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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 falls through damaged steel decking:
(a) JOBSITE AT 101 LOWER WESTFIELD RD., HOLYOKE, MA  -- ON OR ABOUT
6/8/00, AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING A POWER WHEELBARROW, SERIAL
#G12553, MODEL MB 1, WHICH WEIGHED AT 2,500 LBS., WITH A MAXIMUM LOAD
CAPACITY OF 16 CUBIC FEET OF WET CONCRETE, OVER A SPAN OF STEEL
DECKING ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL, WITHOUT THE EMPLOYER FIRST
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT THE STEEL DECKING COULD WITHSTAND THE
TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE CONCRETE BUGGIE, THE LOAD OF WET CONCRETE, AND
THE WEIGHT OF THE OPERATOR HIMSELF, BEFORE AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO
RIDE OVER THE STEEL DECKING IN ORDER TO POUR THE WET CONCRETE.
ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF ABATEMENT, AMONG OTHER
MEANS AVAILABLE, IS TO COMPLY WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR FLOOR DECK
DESIGN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SDI MANUAL OF CONSTRUCTION WITH
STEEL DECK, WHEREBY IF CONCRETE BUGGIES ARE USED, THE DECK SHALL BE
PLANKED TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO THE DECK ITSELF.  IN ADDITION, A
DETERMINATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE COMPETENT PERSON AS TO
THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE POWER WHEELBARROW (EMPTY) THE WEIGHT OF
THE LOAD OF WET CONCRETE (16 CUBIC FEET CAPACITY), AND THE WEIGHT OF
THE OPERATOR, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS SAFE TO
OPERATE THE POWER WHEELBARROW ON THE SPANS OF STEEL DECKING ON
THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL.

Issued

Jul 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 17, 2000

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced

Issued

Jul 12, 2000

Abate by

Jul 17, 2000

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $375 Reduced