OSHA Inspection: ALL-SAFE, LLC

Issued

Oct 31, 2008

Abate by

Nov 8, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

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 causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to crushing hazards:
a)Jobsite:  Employees who were installing electric motor assemblies during
the
installation of worker's hoists at a construction site were exposed to
being caught
and crushed between the motor assemblies and the tops of the hoist cars.
On or
before 6/17/08.
Abatement Note
One method, among others, to eliminate or to materially reduce this hazard
would be to
comply with American National Standard A10.44-2006 Control of Energy
Sources
(Lockout/Tagout) for Construction and Demolition Operations and establish
a
program
consisting of energy control procedures, employee training, and periodic
inspections to
ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a
machine
or equipment where unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored
energy could
occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated form
the energy
source and rendered inoperative.
NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT CERTIFICATION OF
ABATEMENT FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO COMPLY MAY RESULT IN AN
ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.