OSHA Inspection: JERSEY BORING & DRILLING CO., INC.

Issued

2009-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

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 broken bones and dislocations:
Adjacent to Ronald Brown Pavilion:
On or about January 6, 2009
a)  The Acker XLS did not have clearly marked emergency stop
buttons.
b)  The secondary emergency stop button on the Acker XLS was
bent and required more than momentary actuation.
Among other methods, one feasible and useful method to correct this hazard
is to develop,
implement and enforce a maintenance program which requires the immediate
repair and
replacement of emergency stop buttons and their markings as required by
the
manufacturers
installation/operation manual and as stipulated in American National
Standard Institute B11.8
"Safety Requirements for Construction, Care, Use of Drilling, Milling, and
Boring Machines,
2001 as follows: 6.14.3 "Stop Devices: Stop Devices shall be clearly
marked and require only
momentary actuation to initiate a stopping action.."
NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION
FOR THIS ITEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19.CE

Issued

2009-03-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2009-03-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00