OSHA Inspection: DRAGADOS USA/JUDLAU

Issued

2012-05-14 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $7000.00

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 being struck or crushed by falling concrete.
An employee was walking/working below a section of the tunnel where
sprayed on
concrete was recently applied.  The employee was struck by a piece of
concrete which
dislodged from the ceiling area.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
the hazards are to:
Comply with ACI 506.2 Specification for Shotcrete section 3 Execution.
Section 3.1 Examination
Verify surfaces are acceptable and ready to receive work.
Verify that surfaces to receive shotcrete have been properly prepared
according
to the Contract Documents.
Section 3.3-Surface Preparation
3.3.2 Concrete, masonry and shotcrete - When bonding is required, remove
all
deteriorated, loose unsound material or contaminants that may inhibit
bonding.
Chip areas to be repaired to remove offsets causing abrupt changes in
thickness.
Taper edges to eliminate square shoulders at the perimeter of a cavity.
Surfaces shall be saturated surface dry immediately prior to shooting.
Comply with MTA directive
The MTA has modified the safe work plan for working with sprayed on
concrete.
The new rule prohibits employees from standing under freshly poured
concrete
for 90 minutes.
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
PER 29 CFR 1903.19.0