OSHA Inspection: SANDY LANE MASTERS ASSOCIATION

Issued

Jun 10, 2009

Abate by

Jun 22, 2009

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,675 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:
The employer did not furnish to each of his employees 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 hazard of
being struck by a
security gate door:
a)On or about 5/24/2009, at the 24th Street entrance, a maintenance
employee was
attempting to replace the wheels of a security gate door when the door
slipped off
its top track and a pallet jack, thus falling onto and pinning the
employee against
the ground.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to prohibit employees to perform repairs and maintenance on the security
gate associated with
this accident. Any repairs/maintenance should be conducted by a contractor
specialized
in the
type of gates associated with this accident.
NOTE:  DOCUMENTATION AND CERTIFICATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED
FOR THIS VIOLATION.