OSHA Inspection: WAYNE'S ACOUSTICAL & DRYWALL, INC.

Issued

Mar 14, 2001

Abate by

Mar 19, 2001

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $2,250 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 head and crushing injuries:
(a)At the Wayne's Acoustical & Drywall, Inc. construction site located at
678
Discovery Drive, Huntsville, AL., the employer did not instruct each
employee
in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions applicable to his
work
environment to control or eliminate any hazard(s) or other exposure to
illness or
injury.  Two employee's were working 40 plus feet in the air from two
separate
JLG Aerial lifts, one aerial lift was directly above the other with the
movement
of the above employee the lower employee was being struck in the head by
the
floor (base) of the top JLG Aerial lift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method would have been to
provide employees with training that would allow the employee(s) to
recognize
unsafe conditions.
REFERENCE ANSI STANDARD A92.5ARD