OSHA Inspection: SPARTAN MINING COMPANY DBA MASS TRANSPORT

Issued

Jun 10, 2008

Abate by

Jul 18, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $2,250

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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees
in that employees
were exposed to struck by hazards:
a.Route 17 By-pass, Stollings, WV - An employee was adjusting the gooseneck
of the Talbert trailer when the shim/adjustment block shot out from the
trailer.
The position of the gooseneck stop pins were not verified prior to
adjustment
of the gooseneck to prevent parts from being ejected from the trailer, as
determined on 03/28/08.
NOTE: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard would be to establish and to enforce accepted safe practices such
as but not limited to
a) develop procedures to verify gooseneck stop pins are in the retracted
position prior to
operating the gooseneck controls, b) verify that both the left and right
side gooseneck stop
pins are either retracted or extended prior to applying weight to or
releasing weight from the
gooseneck, c) ensure ejection path of shim/adjustment blocks are clear
before releasing or
actuating the gooseneck controls, d) use another type of trailer that does
not bottom out when
crossing the railroad crossing.