OSHA Inspection: CABLE MARINE, INC.

Issued

2001-11-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $875.00 · Current $656.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)1 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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)On or about 08/20/01, employees were exposed to the hazard of being run
over as the
Kleeco straddle-lift (model #SP1600H, serial #1621583) was being operated
in the
vicinity of employees without proper personnel-deflecting guards around
the leading
edges of front and rear wheels. The front wheels were missing deflecting
guards
altogether and the rear wheel guards were of an improper design as they
were too high
off the ground.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method is to
install
personnel-deflecting guards around the leading edges of front and rear
wheels. Deflecting
guards should extend and be designed in such a manner to push persons out
of
the way
of an oncoming vehicle and not capable of running them over.
PLEASE NOTE:  CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT
IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.