OSHA Inspection: KORANDO CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 27, 2009

Abate by

Sep 11, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800

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 hazard of being struck by the excavator's bucket:
(a)Near the west side of the project, a 9.5-inch long by 0.75-inch
diameter bolt was used
instead of the manufacturer's pins or equivalent to secure a coupling that
held the bucket
on Daewoo excavator, model number Solar 225LC-V, serial number 1570,
exposing
employees to the hazard of being struck by the bucket in the event the
bucket separated
from the excavator.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to:
(1) Follow the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) "Safety Manual
for
Operating and Maintenance Personnel" which requires that damaged and
missing
parts
be repaired or replaced, and (2) Follow the Manufacturer's Operator's
Manual by using
only service parts meeting the manufacturer specifications, and (3) Train
operators and
maintenance personnel to inspect equipment for defects and to complete
service and
repairs for equipment is returned to service.
THE KORANDO CORPORATION WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION
OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD WHICH WAS
CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 106355662, CITATION NUMBER
1, ITEM NUMBER 2, ISSUED ON JANUARY 25, 2008, WITH RESPECT TO A
WORKPLACE LOCATED AT DEMOLITION OF BUILDING IN TIYAN, GUAM.