OSHA Inspection: BORING & TUNNELING CO. OF AMERICA

Issued

Oct 30, 2009

Abate by

Nov 12, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 a place of employment which was 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: not having an emergency response
plan in place.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard was to
have had a written Emergency Response Plan in place that would have
provisions to
conduct a timely rescue in the event of an emergency in accordance with
ANSI/ASSE
Z117.1 Section 14.1 - 1995.
The employer did not have a written Emergency Response Plan in place in
the event of
an emergency.  This violation was most recently observed at the employer's
worksite
located at 925 I-45 South Conroe, TX 77301 on or about August 18, 2009,
and times
prior thereto, where employees, were required to perform work inside of a
tunnel
without a written Emergency Response Plan on site.
Pursuant to 29 C.F.R 1903.19, within ten (10) calendar days of the date of
this citation,
the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in compliance
with the
standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that
on job sites where
employees  are working inside the tunnel(s) a written Emergency Response
Plan is being
implemented.  The violation must be abated no later than 20 days from the
receipt of this
citation.
Disclaimers:
1. Your are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2. The methods explained are general and may not effective in all cases.
3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an
appropriate method of
abatement.e

Issued

Oct 30, 2009

Abate by

Nov 3, 2009

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500