OSHA Inspection: CORNERSTONE CONCRETE, INC.

Issued

Dec 24, 1997

Abate by

Jan 1, 1998

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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 employees
were exposed to a recognized hazard of being struck by an overhead load:
a) Cornerstone Concrete, Inc. & 451 E. Wonderview Ave., Estes Park, CO: On
or
before 11-06-97 the employer did not ensure that a Swing KVM 32 concrete
pump truck
was set up and operated at a safe distance from the edge of a 6'8" deep,
vertically walled
excavation.  The left front outrigger of the pump truck was placed within
5 feet of the
edge of the excavation.  The face of the excavation caved in, causing the
outrigger to
sink.  The horizontally extended boom of the pump truck fell, striking and
fatally
injuring an employee who was working underneath the boom.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this
hazard would be to follow the industry guidelines and set equipment back
from the edge
of an excavation at least one foot for every foot of vertical drop in the
excavation.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (See
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").