OSHA Inspection: CHRIS CLARK GRADING AND PAVING

Issued

2011-12-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-10-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2040.00 · Current $2040.00

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 impalement  and cut
hazards due to uncapped forming pins:
(a)Throughout the construction site: On October 6, 2011 and
at times prior to; Concrete form pins were not guarded and
employees were exposed to hazards associated with
impalement and cut hazards by falling onto  uncapped
forming pins while engaged in the construction of the
curbing and parking lots on the site.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this hazard
would include: Installing caps over the top of the forming pins or provide
barricading in the area to prevent employees from entering the area and
being
exposed to the hazard.