OSHA Inspection: LAI CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC

Issued

Mar 8, 2010

Abate by

Mar 11, 2010

Penalty

Initial $4,800 · Current $2,160 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Labor and Employment Article, Section 5-104(a): 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:
(a)Date of Violation:11/06/09
Condition:An employee operating a motor vehicle in reverse, with an
obstructed view in the rear,
did not ensure, through proper positioning or visual or verbal contact,
that ground
personnel were clear from being struck-by or crushed by the moving vehicle.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is to instruct and
ensure compliance of the manufacturer's warnings in the Vehicle Operation
section of the vehicle's Operator's
Manual. The manual includes warnings such as "Before backing up check to
see that the area behind vehicles
clear of people, animals, and objects."
physical harm to employees:
(a)Date of Violation:11/06/09
Condition:An employee operating a motor vehicle in reverse, with an
obstructed view in the rear,
did not ensure, through proper positioning or visual or verbal contact,
that ground
personnel were clear from being struck-by or crushed by the moving vehicle.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is to instruct and
ensure compliance of the manufacturer's warnings in the Vehicle Operation
section of the vehicle's Operator's
Manual. The manual includes warnings such as "Before backing up check to
see that the area behind vehicles
clear of people, animals, and objects."