OSHA Inspection: JERRY'S WELDING

Issued

Aug 16, 2004

Abate by

Aug 19, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,500

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 crushing and/or struck by hazard:
LOCATION: Job Site, Lots 5 & 7
a) Employee was elevated and moved on the bucket of a Komatsu WA300 front
end loader and
exposed to the hazard of being crushed and/or struck by the loader.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE METHOD TO
CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S OPERATION &
MAINTENANCE MANUAL WHICH PROHIBITS ANYONE FROM RIDING ON THE
BUCKET OR ATTACHMENTS.
NOTE: Because abatement of this violation is already documented in the
inspection case
file, the employer need not submit certification or documentation of
abatement for this
violation as normally required by 29 CFR 1903.19.