OSHA Inspection: RMD HOLDINGS LTD DBA NATIONWIDE CONSTRUCTION GROUP

Issued

Jan 10, 2008

Abate by

Jan 14, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 was free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees installing a
cable barrier in the center median on Interstate Highway 35 near Purcell,
Oklahoma.
The employer did not ensure that employees were protected from traffic
while working in the
center median on Interstate Highway 35.  The speed limit on the Highway at
this location is
seventy (70) miles per hour.  Employees are exposed to the hazard of being
struck by
oncoming traffic and/or struck by parts or debris from traffic.
On September 8, 2007, employees were drilling holes in the center median
in preparation for
cable barrier installation.  There were no warning signs to inform drivers
of an active work
zone.  There were no signs lowering the speed limit in the work area.  The
inside lanes of
the highway that were closest to the work activity were not closed.  Two
employees were
fatally injured when they were struck by a wheel and tire that came off of
a dual axle box
trailer that was being towed in the inside north bound lane.
One feasible and useful abatement method would be to ensure the standards
and guides for
traffic control in Part 6 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices
are followed.