LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO — 2005-08-20 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: MILLSTONE BANGERT INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2005-08-20 00:00:00, OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of MILLSTONE BANGERT INC. in JOB #5323, I70 & HWY 61, LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO 63367 (NAICS 237310). OSHA activity number 309144350.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: MILLSTONE BANGERT INC.
Site address: JOB #5323, I70 & HWY 61
City: LAKE ST. LOUIS
State: MO
ZIP: 63367
Mailing: 601 FOUNTAIN LAKES BLVD, ST. CHARLES, MO 63301

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: Y

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2005-08-20 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2005-08-20 00:00:00
Case closed: 2005-11-17 00:00:00
Last modified: 2010-07-07 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2011-10-14 16:38:47

Establishment context

NAICS code: 237310
SIC code (legacy): 1611
Employees: 300
Ownership type: A
Industry flags: Construction safety.

Citations

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 2 instances 7 exposed

Issued: Oct 26, 2005
Abate by: Nov 1, 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, truck mounted attenuator,
or other means of
protecting employees from errant vehicles by separating employees from the
oncoming
vehicles traveling at a posted rate of speed of 45 miles per hour.
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, truck mounted attenuator,
or other means of
protecting employees from errant vehicles by separating 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 Devises 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 guidelines 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 of
videos which you
believe will be helpful.  The certification sheet is enclosed with the
citation(s).n

Recent events (2)

2005-11-09 00:00:00 — I (S) $3000.00
2005-10-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3000.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed

Issued: Oct 26, 2005
Abate by: Nov 1, 2005
Penalty: Initial $3,000 · Current $1,500 Reduced

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/ Millstone Bngert, Inc. allow employees to work in their workzone on an
interstate highway, where traffic
was present and where workers were crossing the open traffic lane, without
requiring the employees to wear
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.
2.  To follow the guidelines for Class 2, daytime, and Class 3, nighttime,
workers found in the
Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 2003 Edition as follows:  For
daytime wear safety
apparel meeting the requirements of ISEA "American National Standard for
High-Visibility Apparel"
and labeled as meeting ANSI 107-1999 standard for Class & risk exposure.
The apparel background
(outer) material color shall be either fluorescent orange-red or
fluorescent yellow-green as defined in
the standard.  The retroreflective material shall be either orange,
yellow, white, silver, yellow-greeen,
or a fluorescent version of these colors, and shall be visible at a
minimum distance of 300 m (1,000
ft.). The retroreflective safety apparel shall be designed to clearly
identify the wearer as a person.
For nightime activity, safety apparel meeting the requirements of ISEA
"American National Standard
for High-Visibility Apparel" and labeled as meeting the ANSI 107-1999
standard performance for
Class 3 risk exposure.
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

Recent events (2)

2005-11-09 00:00:00 — I (S) $1500.00
2005-10-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3000.00

1926.21 B02

Deleted Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 7 exposed

Issued: Oct 26, 2005
Abate by: Nov 1, 2005
Penalty: Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000

Recent events (2)

2005-11-09 00:00:00 — I (S) $3000.00
2005-10-26 00:00:00 — Z (S) $3000.00

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 309144350.

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