OSHA Inspection: B & H CONTRACTING INC.

Issued

Jan 23, 2006

Abate by

Jan 27, 2006

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(A)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees employment and a
place of employment
which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely
to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to
crushing hazards:
On or about 10/29/05, at the hurricane debris collection site that was
lacking a survey of the
land and worksite features, an employee who was lacking training on
operating an excavator on
unstable ground was crushed by the equipment when it rolled over and fell
to ground level, from
an approximate height of 22-feet.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to:
Provide excavator operators and employees with training on equipment
controls, components,
their functions, and limitations; and instruct employees on how to conduct
a careful survey and
record of the land and worksite features, prior to operating the
equipment, as outlined in the
equipment operator's manual.
PLEASE NOTE: DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS
REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Jan 23, 2006

Abate by

Jan 27, 2006