OSHA Inspection: CITY OF HIGH POINT, PUBLIC SERVICES

Issued

Oct 26, 2007

Abate by

Oct 31, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,138 · Current $569 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish to each of his employees conditions of 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 being struck-by or crushed by
falling from the bucket of
backhoe while riding the bucket out of the trench:
a)jobsite,  one employee was observed riding the bucket of the backhoe out
of the trench
after positioning of one of two concrete manhole pipes (5' dia and 5'
high); the trench
was 14 feet deep
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to position a ladder for the employee to stand on during this type of work
and to prohibit the
riding of the backhoe buckets.

Issued

Oct 26, 2007

Abate by

Oct 31, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,138 · Current $569 Reduced

Issued

Oct 26, 2007

Abate by

Oct 31, 2007

Issued

Oct 26, 2007

Abate by

Nov 23, 2007