OSHA Inspection: TBE GROUP, INC.

Issued

Apr 1, 2004

Abate by

Apr 6, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,750 · Current $1,225 Reduced

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:
a)  On December 19, 2003 TBE Group, Inc. permitted employees engaged in
survey work to
be exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working in and
near the traveled way
of River Road without posting advance warning signs to alert approaching
road users of a
temporary work zone within the traveled way.  Among other feasible and
acceptable abatement
methods to correct this hazard include the proper placement of advance
warning signage.  These
abatement methods are discussed in detail in the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices
(MUTCD) Millennium Edition Section 6G.03.
b)  On December 4, 2003 TBE Group, Inc. permitted employees engaged in
survey work to be
exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working in and near
the traveled way of
River Road without posting a lane closed warning sign to alert approaching
road users of a lane
closure within a temporary work zone.  Among other feasible and acceptable
methods to correct
this hazard include the proper placement of lane closure signage.  These
abatement methods are
discussed in detail in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
(MUTCD) Millennium
Edition Section 6F.21
c)  On December 4, 2003 TBE Group, Inc. permitted employees engaged in
survey work to be
exposed to struck-by hazards from motor traffic while working in and near
the traveled way of
River Road without erecting traffic control devices redirecting road users
from the normal path
to a new path approaching the work zone.  Among other feasible and
acceptable
abatement
methods to correct this hazard include the proper placement of
channelizing devices.  These
abatement methods are discussed in detail in the Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices
(MUTCD) Millennium Edition Section 6C.05
No abatement certification or documentation is required for this item.