OSHA Inspection: WESTERN CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Sep 22, 2009

Abate by

Sep 25, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,375 · Current $1,375

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 falling from/being ran over by a rubber tired
backhoe/loader
while riding in the loader bucket:
a)Inside lane of I-84 east, King Hill to Bliss Exit; On or about 8/25/09
and at times
prior thereto, two employees were riding in the loader bucket of a rubber
tired
backhoe/loader while traveling from one area of the project to another.
Note 1: Abatement certification is NOT required for this item.
Note 2: Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable abatement method
to correct this
hazard would be to follow the manufacturer's Operating Manual or the
Equipment
Manufacturers Institute's (EMI) Safety Manual for Backhoe/Loader operators
and
mechanics,
both of which prohibit any riders beyond the operator.