OSHA Inspection: TRANS ASH DIV OF GERBUS BROS CONSTR CO

Issued

Dec 22, 1997

Abate by

Dec 26, 1997

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

KRS 338.031(1)(a): 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:
a.On or before July 10, 1997, the employer had not assessed an
ash pond for material stability exposing employees of Trans-Ash
who were operating heavy equipment on a mound of
unconsolidated ash while working at the East Kentucky Power
Cooperative-Spurlock Station ash pond, thus resulting in the
fatality of one (1) operator.

Issued

Dec 22, 1997

Abate by

Dec 26, 1997

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

KRS 338.031(1)(a): 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:
a.On July 10, 1997, an employee of Trans-Ash, working at the
East Kentucky Power Cooperative - Spurlock Station ash pond,
operating a "John Deere" trackhoe on a mound of
unconsolidated ash, was instructed to perform work on an
unstable surface which subsided, resulting in the fatality of the
operator.