OSHA Inspection: LUNDA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Jan 8, 2010

Abate by

Jan 13, 2010

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $2,500 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 Struck by and crushing hazards from unstable and falling
bridge pilings:
a) On 8/18/09, eight (8) 14" diameter steel bridge pilings of 28 to 36'
lengths were standing on
end in a template waiting to be capped and driven in the Sawyer Creek bed
adjacent to Koeller
St. in Oshkosh, WI.  Neither these pilings, or the ten (10) foot high by
60 foot length template
were secured to the ground in any way, or driven to prevent lateral
movement of the template
and pilings.  While two (2) workers were attempting to align the farthest
west piling prior to
capping with a crane operator, (from which the driving rig was suspended)
the template and
pilings shifted and fell to the west.
Feasible and acceptable means to abate this hazard would include:  1) To
secure
the template
to the ground prior to placing pilings into the template.  2) To drive the
pilings one at a time,
and only place the next piling when the previous one has been securely
driven.  3) To drive
several pilings in order to secure the template prior to placing the rest
in the template.  4) To
pre-drill starter holes for the pilings.  6) Where the template is used to
structurally support the
pilings, an engineering survey should be performed to ensure the safety
and stability of the
template and pilings.
No Abatement Certification or Abatement Documentation required.tion