OSHA Inspection: THUNDER DISASTER SERVICES, INC.

Issued

Dec 1, 2005

Abate by

Dec 6, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 struck-by hazards:
West side lane of Newman Road, Mobile County, Alabama:
a1.On October 2, 2005, an employee working as a flag person was struck by
a vehicle while directing
traffic. The work zone signs alerting drivers of the work ahead and the
presence of a flag person were
not properly spaced.
a2.On October 3, 2005, an employee working as a flag person was exposed to
struck-by hazards in that
the warning signs alerting the drivers of the work ahead and the presence
of a flag person were not
properly spaced.
b.On October 2, 2005, an employee working as a flag person was struck by a
vehicle
because the flag
person was standing on the road instead of standing on the shoulder.
Among other methods, one feasible abatement method to abate these hazards
is by assuring that the warning
signs are spaced 500 feet from each other and by assuring that the flag
person stands on the shoulder of the
road. Reference Part VI Section 6C.04 Advance Warning Area and Section
6E.05 Flagger Stations of the
Manual on Uniform Control Devices (MUTCD) 2000 Millennium Edition.um