OSHA Inspection: REPIPE-CALIFORNIA, INC.

Issued

Jan 26, 2011

Abate by

Feb 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $2,975 · Current $2,975

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
which were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees in that,
employees were exposed to struck-by hazards from moving traffic:
a)  On or about December 17, 2010 and at times prior, employees were
exposed to struck-by
hazards associated with moving traffic in that, an effective traffic
control zone had not been
set up around the work area to protect workers due to the following: 1)
There were no
advance warning signs leading up to the work area to alert motorists to
road work. 2) Traffic
control devices such as cones or drums were not used to channelize traffic
around the work
area. 3) A trained and knowledgeable person was not available at the site
to apply traffic
control measures. 4) The traffic control plans developed by the employer
for this type of
work were not followed, nor were copies of these plans available onsite.
Abatement Note: Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to
correct this
hazard would be to set up traffic control zones in accordance with Part 6
of the Manual
on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD-2003) or more current edition.
The
employer could also follow the traffic control plans that they had
developed for this type
of work.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item
(see enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 26, 2011

Abate by

Mar 7, 2011

Issued

Jan 26, 2011

Abate by

Feb 21, 2011

Penalty

Initial $1,785 · Current $1,785

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
which were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees
in that,
employees were exposed to struck-by hazards:
a)  On or about December 17, 2010, employees were exposed to struck-by
hazards while
working in close proximity to high pressure air lines that did not have
whip check devices
installed to secure the lines.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to abate this hazard
is to install
whip check devices on the air lines to secure them so as to prevent
unexpected whipping of
the line.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification is required for this item (see
enclosed "Sample
Abatement-Certification Letter").

Issued

Jan 26, 2011

Abate by

Feb 21, 2011