OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jan 26, 2012

Abate by

Aug 31, 2012

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $5,050 Reduced

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 and or crushing hazards, when the employer
failed to ensure
operators followed instructions outlined in the operations manual when
parking or leaving a
Caterpillar Front End Loader (Integrated Toolcarrier) unattended. This
condition was observed
on or about September 8, 2011, at the intersection of State Highway 332
and "This Way" street,
when the employer failed to ensure employees engaged the parking brake,
lowered all
attachments to the ground, stopped the engine and removed the key while
parkinig and or
leaving the excavator unattended.
This condition was observed, on or about September 8, 2011, at the
intersection of State
Highway 332 and "This Way" street, Lake Jackson, Texas 77566, the
employer's procedures
for properly parking a rubber-tired wheel front end loadeer were not
followed by an operator.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to abate this hazard
includes, but is not
limited to:
a.Operators reading the Catepillar front end loader manual on topics such
as
machine operation,before operating the machine, and machine parking
instructions.
b.Employer ensure that operators do not leave front end loaders unattended
with the
power on and the engine running to go perform a different task.
c.Retrain operators on the safe use and operation of the Catepillar front
end loader,
model IT-18F CAT.
d.Park front end loaders more than 25 feet away employees work area.
e.Maintain a continuing training program that inform operators of the
hazards
associated with operating front end loaders and earth moving vehicles.
Pursuant to 29 C.F.R. 1903.19 within ten (10) calendar days of the
abatement date of this
citation, the employer must submit documentation showing that it is in
compliance with the
standard, including describing the steps that it is taking to ensure that
all operators do not leave
front end loaders and earth moving vehicles unattended with the power on
and the engine
running.