OSHA Inspection: LOANA CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

May 19, 2008

Abate by

May 30, 2008

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $600

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 the hazards of being struck-by
vehicular traffic:
a/  At the job site, employee(s) were exposed to the hazard of being
struck by vehicular traffic due to the
employer's failure to place traffic control signs or barricades along the
north and southbound lanes of Hazel
Street and the east and westbound lanes of Walnut Street.  Employee(s)
were laying asphalt across Walnut
Street and operating a Caterpillar Skid Steer and a dump truck partially
blocking the intersection.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to place signs
and barricades as required by Part
VI, Section 6C.04 of the Manual Uniform Traffic Control Devices,
Millennium Edition, December 2000.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON