OSHA Inspection: ARCHER ENGINEERING PA

Issued

Jan 9, 2004

Abate by

Jan 14, 2004

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $375

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:
a) On December 30, 2003 Archer Engineering PA permitted employees engaged
in
survey work to be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while
working in
and near the traveled portions of Highway 18 near Bytheville, Arkansas
without
posting advance warning signs to alert approaching motor traffic of survey
crew
work.
b) On December 30, 2003 Archer Engineering PA permitted employees engaged
in
survey work to be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while
working in
and near the traveled portions of Highway 18 near Bytheville, Arkansas
without
wearing bright, highly visible clothing. Among other feasible and
acceptable
abatement methods to correct these hazards include the proper placement of
advance
warning signs and to ensure that bright, highly visible clothing is worn.
These
abatement methods are discussed in detail in Part VI of the Manual of
Uniform
Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD) 1988 Edition, Revision 3, 1993,
FHWA-SA-94-
027 or Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Devices, Millenium Edition,
December 2000, FHWA.