OSHA Inspection: ELMER CADENA

Issued

Oct 16, 2006

Abate by

Oct 26, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 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:  On or about April
17 & 18, 2006 at the construction site of a single family dwelling in Fort
Worth, TX, workers
performing work activity outdoors were subjected to excessive levels of
heat stress due to a
combination of work activities and weather conditions.  Exposure to heat
stress may result in
serious heat-induced illnesses which include:  transient heat fatigue,
heat rash, fainting, heat
cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.  Among other means, one feasible
and acceptable
method to correct this hazard is to develop and implement an effective
heat stress program that
includes, but is not limited to the following:
1.Providing adequate amounts of cool potable water and/or electrolyte
replacements
in the work area to ensure employees are recuperating lost fluids and/or
minerals;
2.Establishing a work/rest regimen so that exposure time to high
temperatures
and/or the work rate is decreased and/or rest periods increased in length
and
frequency;
3.Establishing a training program to inform employees about the effects of
heat
stress and how to recognize, prevent, and treat heat-induced
illnesses/symptoms;
4.Utilizing a screening program to identify health conditions aggravated
by elevated
environmental temperatures;
5.Implementing a heat acclimatization program for new employees or
employees
returning to work from absence;
6.Wearing light, loose-fitting, breathable (like cotton) clothing and/or
utilizing
cooling products, i.e., cooling vests, liners, neck shades, etc. to cool
body
temperature;
7.Providing a cooler area where heat-affected employees may recover when
signs
and symptoms of heat-related illnesses are recognized and/or reported;
8.Developing specific procedures to be followed for heat-related emergency
situations; and
9.Establishing provisions that first aid be administered immediately to
employees
displaying symptoms of heat related illnesses.

Issued

Oct 16, 2006

Abate by

Oct 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 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.   On or
about April 26, 2006 at the construction site of a single family dwelling
in Fort Worth, TX,
employees operated and/or worked in close proximity to a CASE TF300
Trencher that was
not adequately maintained exposing workers to hazards that included, but
were not limited
to:
a)The hazard of being caught in the unguarded moving parts of the
equipment,
i.e., drive chain, cutting chain and/or the point of operation.
b)The CASE TF300 trencher was not equipped with a seat and the seat
interlock
system which requires the operator to be seated when starting and operating
this machine was not functional potentially exposing the user and/or nearby
workers to a struck-by hazard of the equipment and/or its attachments.
Among other means, some feasible and acceptable methods to correct these
hazards are to
install guards over exposed rotating parts, replace and/or repair the
safety interlock system,
and maintaining the equipment as detailed in the tractor's operators
manual.

Issued

Oct 16, 2006

Abate by

Oct 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Oct 16, 2006

Abate by

Oct 20, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $500 Reduced