OSHA Inspection: SINGING RIVER ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION

Issued

Oct 13, 2000

Abate by

Nov 8, 2000

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of Public Law 91-596, 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 a struck by hazard from
vehicular traffic due to
the lack of warning signs, barricades, and flagmen to warn and inform
oncoming traffic of the
work zone on or near the roadway:
(a)Hwy 57 Jobsite - On or about July 16, 2000, two employees were struck by
oncoming vehicular traffic while working to repair an electrical outage
which resulted
in their death.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to install barricades, warning devices, and flagmen when traffic must be
moved through and
around utility work in accordance with requirements of ANSI D61.1971, The
Uniform Traffic
Control Devices for Streets and Highways, Section 6.