OSHA Inspection: STE. GENEVIEVE BUILDING STONE

Issued

Apr 15, 2008

Abate by

Apr 21, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced

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 fall hazard when being raised on a wooden pallet by a
material lift to access
the openings of a grain bin.
a/Workers were driving lulls, high clearance material handling equipment,
to move tubs of
concrete and stacks of brick from one construction area out onto two
public streets and back into
the parking lot and to another construction area.  The machinery was not
marked to warn public
traffic of the slow speed they were traveling at, and no warning signs had
been posted to alert
traffic of machinery entering or leaving the construction site, even
though the machinery was
regularly driving in traffic at speeds less than 25 mph.
While ultimate responsibility for correcting the hazard 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. Follow American Society of Automotive Engineers Standard R276, 1967 or
S276.2
1971, or the American National Standards Institute ANSI B114.1 SLOW-MOVING
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION EMBLEM and place a slow-moving identification
emblem on each of the material handling lifts on the rear of the vehicles
in a manner
meeting the guidelines of the safety standard.
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

Issued

Apr 15, 2008

Abate by

Apr 21, 2008

Issued

Apr 15, 2008

Abate by

Apr 21, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 Reduced