OSHA Inspection: SIERRA CONTRACTORS, INC.

Issued

2012-04-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $2550.00

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 falling and being crushed by equipment:
a.On or about February 15, 2012, an employee was exposed to the hazard of
falling
and being crushed by equipment while being raised in the bucket of a front
end
loader.
Feasible and acceptable methods of abatement to correct the hazard
include, but are not
limited to the following:
1.Conform to the manufactures operators handbook (page 6) and safety
directive
stating not to haul personnel in the bucket or to use it as a manlift or
work
platform.
2.Use a ladder to reach higher elevations.
3.Use a portable scaffold to reach higher elevations.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION ARE NOT
REQUIRED.TION