OSHA Inspection: LARRY TOMLIN CONSTRUCTION, LLC

Issued

2010-04-16 00:00:00

Abate by

2010-04-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1250.00 · Current $1250.00

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 struck-by hazards from vehicular traffic:
Or in the alternative:
29 CFR 1926.95(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective
equipment for eyes,
face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and
protective shields and
barriers, were not provided, used, or maintained in a sanitary and
reliable condition wherever
it was necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment,
chemical hazards,
radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner
capable of causing injury
or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption,
inhalation or physical
contact:
a)  In the roadway at approximately mile marker 64 on Hwy 80 west near
Marion
Junction:  On 13 April 2010 and at times prior to , the employer failed to
protect
employees from struck-by-hazards by requiring the use of high visibility
reflective
clothing for employees working in and adjacent to the highway.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard
is: Provide and require the use of high visibility, reflective vests or
clothing for
employee use while exposed to vehicular traffic.