OSHA Inspection: NICHOLSON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

Issued

Sep 15, 2011

Abate by

Oct 4, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $5,000

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 being struck by falling equipment.
Location: World trade center- Vehicle Inspection Center
On or about 7 May, 2011
Drilling adapters were placed on the top of a drilling rig while the rig
was being repositioned.
A worker was struck by one of the adapters when it fell off the rig as he
was moving/operating
the rig.
Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to
correct this
hazard is to comply with the rules from the Casagrande equipment operators
manual, Volume
1 (safety information), paragraph 1.2.2.:
The operator must make sure that the machine and the area around the
machine is kept
free of all moveable objects that are not part of the machine (tools left
maintenance work,
ropes used for lifting part of the machine, personal possessions, etc).
NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM,
FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00
AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.