OSHA Inspection: MAMARONECK TN HWY DEPT

Issued

May 9, 2012

Abate by

Sep 17, 2012

General-duty citation text

NYSLL Article 2, Section 27-a.3.a(1):  The employer did not furnish to
each of its employees,
employment and a place of employment, which was free from recognized
hazards that are
causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to its
employees and which will
provide reasonable and adequate protection to the lives, safety or health
of its employees.  In
applying this paragraph, fundamental distinctions between private and
public employment have
been recognized.
a) On November 11, 2011 at approximately 07:12 A.M., a backing accident,
involving a Town
of Mamaroneck-owned dump truck (Plate #M47929, Make - MACK, Equipment ID -
202)
resulted in the death of Town of Mamaroneck employee Robert DelVecchio Jr.
at the
Mamaroneck Town Highway Department, 40 Maxwell Avenue, Larchmont, NY 10538
A reasonable and adequate abatement method is available in that the
employer may develop and
implement policies and procedures that would correct the hazard. Examples
of
such policies and
procedures that should be considered include, but are not limited to, the
use of spotter (observer)
to provide directions for trucks and heavy equipment when appropriate,
marking passage for
vehicular traffic and pedestrians, providing personal sound alarms (air
horns), and/or require the
sounding of vehicle's horn before backing up.
Location: Mamaroneck Town Highway Department, 40 Maxwell Avenue,
Larchmont, NY 10538