OSHA Inspection: WATRAL & SONS INC.

Issued

Oct 15, 1999

Abate by

Oct 20, 1999

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 employees
were exposed to the hazard of being crushed.
(a)Worksite - Employee was observed riding inside of a Komatsu
excavator bucket approximately 15ft high while working on a
sewer line trench;  On or about 10/05/99.
ABATEMENT NOTES:
A.Follow the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Recommended Practice
entitled "Safety Considerations for the Operator - SAE J153":
Among other methods, one feasible method to reduce the hazard is to:
1.Do not permit riders on the machine.
B.Use an access ladder to get into and out of a trench.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS NOT REQUIRED AS OUTLINED IN PART 29 CFR
1903.19