OSHA Inspection: FACCHINA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY INC

Issued

Aug 20, 2004

Abate by

Aug 25, 2004

Penalty

Initial $5,400

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:03/08/04
Condition:Employee placing road work signs on the shoulder of a highway
where the average
speed was 70 - 75 mph were not protected from being struck by on coming
vehicular
traffic.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to develop and
implement a means to protect employees setting signs such as the use of an
attenuator attached to a truck
following the vehicle carrying the signs to increase awareness to highway
drivers, or to have police vehicles
with lights on, prior to the area where the signs are being set to slow
traffic and make the highway drivers
more alert; and to train employees in the purpose, use and limitations of
the method being used to decrease the
likelihood of an employee being harmed by vehicular traffic.
Abatement documentation (photographs, receipts, copies of programs,
training certification, etc.)
is required for this item.