OSHA Inspection: ELMWOOD SEWER & WATER, INC.

Issued

Feb 24, 2010

Abate by

Mar 2, 2010

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced

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 caught between, stuck by, and fall hazards while riding in
the bucket of an
excavator:
a) Employees were riding in the bucket of an excavator above a trench that
was approximately
14 feet in depth.
Among others, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement would be to
never allow employees
to enter the bucket of an excavator or any other similar equipment as
described in the Operator's
Manual, and the Equipment Manufacturers Institute Safety Manual for
Hydraulic Excavators.
In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required
for this violation
(using the certification of corrective action worksheet).