OSHA Inspection: CITY OF BALTIMORE, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS

Issued

Jun 23, 2003

Abate by

Jul 26, 2003

General-duty citation text

Labor and Employment Article, Section 5-104(a):  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:
(a)Date of Violation:05/07/03
Location:Landfill Working Face
Condition:Landfill traffic lacked adequate systematic operational
procedures to
prevent injury to the spotters, dumpers, and equipment operators.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard
is to increase communication between the spotter and equipment operators,
via radios;
limit the amount of dumpers allowed on the working face at one time;
increase the recommended distance between heavy equipment (dozers) and
dumpers;
separate
dumps from the dozer through a systematic operation, allowing trucks to
dump, clearing the
area and then allowing the dozers to come through, while trucks dump in
another area away
from the dozers.
Abatement documentation (photographs, receipts, copies of programs,
training
certification, etc.) is required for this item.