OSHA Inspection: THOMAS INDUSTRIAL COATINGS, INC.

Issued

Oct 24, 2005

Abate by

Oct 28, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

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/ Employees were working on the west bound side of I70 in a lane drop for
lane 1 behind
barrels without being provided a crash cushion vehicle (truck mounted
attenuator) or other
means to separate employees from the oncoming vehicles traveling at a
posted rate of speed
of 45 miles per hour.  Traffic was being funneled from lane 1 and was
merging into lane 2.
b/ Employees were working on the east bound side of I70 in a lane drop for
lane 1 behind
barrels without being provided a crash cushion vehicle (truck mounted
attenuator) or other
means to separate employees from the oncoming vehicles traveling at a
posted rate of speed
of 45 miles per hour.  Traffic was being funneled from three lanes (lanes
1,2, & 3) to one
lane (lane 2).
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazards rests with the
employer, given his/her
superior knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of
abatement to
correct this hazard, among others are:
1. To follow the required guidelines of the Missouri Department of
Transportation for
work zone safety and place a crash cushion or truck mounted attenuator
[TMA]
vehicle behind/between the workers in the work zone and the oncoming
traffic along
with using the required warning signs and lane drop cones and barrels.
2.  Follow the guidelines of the 2003 Edition with Revision of the
2003MUTCD,
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and Title 23 United States Code,
655
Section 109(d) and 23 CFR 655.603, and as approved as the national
standard
for
designing, applying, and planning traffic control devices.
3.  Follow the requirements of 23 U.S.C. 402(a)(3) which requires that all
traffic
control devices installed in construction areas using Federal-aid funds
shall conform to
the MUTCD.  Traffic plans for handling traffic and pedestrians in
construction zones
and for the protection of workers shall conform to the requirements of 23
CFR part
630, subpart J, Traffic Safety in Highway and Street Work Zones which
requires the
use of barricades, crash cushions, and/or truck mounted attenuator
vehicles.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.  The documentation should include written
verification of abatement, or monitoring results, and photographs or
videos which you
believe will be helpful.  The certification sheet is enclosed with the
citation(s).n

Issued

Oct 24, 2005

Abate by

Oct 28, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,000

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer
did not furnish
employmnent 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/ Employees working on an interstate highway, where traffic was present
and where workers were crossing
the open traffic lane, were not wearing highly reflectorized clothing or
highly reflectorized warning vests.
While ultimate responsibility of correcting the hazards rests with the
employer, given his/her superior
knowledge of the work place, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement
to correct this hazard, among
others are:
1.  To follow the required guidelines of the Missouri Department of
Transportation for work zone
safety and select and wear high visibility retroreflective clothing
meeting the guidelines of the Missouri
Department of Transportation and the MUTCD.
2. To use traffic safety vests meeting the requirements of ANSI.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION. The documentation should include written verification of
abatement, or monitoring results, and
photographs or videos which you believe will be helpful.  The
certification sheet is enclosed with the
citation(s).n

Issued

Oct 24, 2005

Abate by

Oct 28, 2005

Penalty

Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

Issued

Oct 24, 2005

Abate by

Oct 28, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500