OSHA Inspection: PIONEER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Issued

2003-07-18 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-08-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00

Issued

2003-07-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $4900.00

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 employee(s)
were exposed to the hazard of oncoming vehicular traffic:
(a)  On February 10, 2003, employees were exposed to the hazard of being
struck by
oncoming vehicular traffic while working in and around mile marker one on
Hwy 89,
North of Hwy 21, Oak Hill, AL.  A tree had fallen onto a powerline and was
laying on
a powerline across the road.  The victim and several other employees were
attempting
to clear the tree from the roadway when a log truck loaded with logs lost
control of his
truck when his brakes locked up.  The truck slid down an embankment and
rolled over
onto and/or striking the employee victim. The employer did not ensure that
the a work
zone was not erected to alert oncomming vehicular traffic.
Among other methods, recognized and feasible means of abatement to correct
this hazard
include, but are not limited to: Full implementation of the applicable
elements required by the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Part-6, Temporary
Traffic Control,
December 2001 edition.