OSHA Inspection: UXB INTERNATIONAL INC

Issued

Dec 18, 2007

Abate by

Jan 15, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 the conditions listed below:
UXB International, Inc., P.O. Box N, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002;
for the period
of time up to and including July 14, 2007 UXB International, Inc. did not
furnish a place of
employment free from recognized hazards.  UXB International, Inc. at a
site known as Slick
City located in impact area at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
employee entered and
performed work inside of an excavation that did not have protection for
employee from the risk
potential collapse, cave-in, or predictable hazards of trenching
operations.  Employer did not
have a trained Competent Person, a Protective System designed by a
Registered Professional
Engineer, and spoil piles had been placed at the edges of the excavation.
Employee
was exposed
to the hazard of trench collapse and cave-in.
Feasible means of abatement may include Competent Person training and the
development of
procedures for trenching/excavating operations.

Issued

Dec 18, 2007

Abate by

Jan 15, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

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 the conditions listed below:
UXB International, Inc., P.O. Box N, White Sands Missile Range, NM 88002;
for the period
of time up to and including July 14, 2007 UXB International, Inc. did not
furnish a place of
employment free from recognized hazards.  UXB International, Inc. at a
site known as Slick
City located in a munitions impact area at White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico employee
entered into the swing radius of excavation machinery while performing
work
at this site.
Employer did not have a procedure in place to protect personnel from the
hazard of entering the
swing radius (approximately 30') of machinery being used for excavation
project.  Employee
was exposed to the hazard of getting struck by excavator being used to
extract ordnance.
Employer was in daily communication with employee regarding the status of
ordnance recovery.
Feasible abatement may include a written procedure for
trenching/excavating operations and
employee training on these procedures.