OSHA Inspection: FABRIZI TRUCKING & PAVING CO. INC.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Nov 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(1):  The employer did not initiate and maintain accident prevention programs as necessary to comply with this part:     On or about 06/15/2011, Fabrizi Trucking and Paving Company, Inc. did not implement and maintain an accident prevention program outlining the operational procedures and policies for their employees working around and near excavators equipped with quick couplers.  This would address, but not be limited to maintaining safe communication in loud environments; a more standard, universal use of a "top man" (a third employee overseeing an operation and involved in the communication between the equipment operator and the laborer in an excavation); rules for performing ground or other tests that prove attachments are securely attached; and verification of training content and adequacy of training where training is provided by an entity outside the company.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Nov 25, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2):  The employer did not initiate and maintain a safety program which provides for frequent and regular inspections of jobsites, materials, and equipment to be made by a competent person (i.e., a person who is capable of identifying existing and predictable hazards in the surroundings or working conditiions which are unsanitary, hazardous, or dangerous to employees, and who has authorization to take prompt corrective measures to eliminate them):     On or about 06/15/2011, Fabrizi Trucking and Paving Company, Inc.  did not maintain a safety program that allowed for frequent and regular inspections of equipment (heavy and otherwise) and working/surrounding conditions,  in order to identify and correct existing or predictable unsafe/hazardous/dangerous conditions.

Issued

Oct 26, 2011

Abate by

Nov 16, 2011

Penalty

Initial $6,300 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): \\r\\n\\r\\nThe employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:\\r\\n\\r\\nOn or about 06/15/2011, on site on Stumph Road in Parma Heights, Ohio: Fabrizi Trucking and Paving Company, Inc. did not instruct employees to follow the manufacturer\'s recommendations for inspection of quick couplers to prevent a malfunction of the quick coupler that could cause an unintended release of an attachment and to follow the manufacturer's methods for testing connections.