OSHA Inspection: WERNER CONSTRUCTION, INC.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Apr 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): 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:    The employer is failing to protect employees from potential struck by and caught between hazards associated with employees operating equipment with worn or damaged parts and past due on service.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located 5 miles NW of Albion on Hwy 14, Albion, NE 68620 where the employer has employees operating a Caterpillar 950 front end loader with a failing emergency brake and outdated servcie records to move millings and asphalt throughout the facility.          Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods of abatement are:      1.     Require and validate operators conducting pre-operation inspections whereby the operators report malfunctions or improperly operating equipment to the management.       2.     Require and validate that the equipment is serviced in accordance with the Operation and Maintenance Manual where it specifically states that the brakes are to be serviced every 250 hours.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Apr 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $5,250 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): There was neither an infirmary, clinic, or hospital used for the treatment of all injured employees in near proximity to the workplace nor a person or persons adequately trained to render first aid:     The employer failed to provide timely responsive medical treatment for injured employees.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located 5 miles NW of Albion on Hwy 14, Albion, NE 68620, where the employer had a maintenance employee injured in a job related accident that required emergency medical treatment and the fastest response time was in excess of five minutes from the local 911 rescue.  Instances include but are not limited to:    i.  Employer has personnel throughout the company trained in first aid and CPR however has failed to identify any of those personnel as first responders.    ii.  The emloyer's first aid kits do not meet the needs of first responders, as well as their are no imobilization equipment or strechers for transporting injured employees to a safe area.

Issued

Mar 4, 2014

Abate by

Apr 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify, through a written certification, that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed:    The employer failed to protect employees from potential electrical, struck by and caught between hazards associated with working throughout a facility where the employer has not conducted effective job hazard assessments whereby they have identified all of the potential hazards and developed mitigating methods to prevent employees from being injured.  This was most recently evident during the inspection of the facility located 5 miles NW of Albion on Hwy 14, Albion, NE 68620, where the employer has employees both maintaining and operating trucks, front end loaders, trailers, mill conveyors and other pieces of equipment without having conducted in depth job hazard assessments whereby the employer would have identified the hazards and risks and thus developed the safety method of performing the tasks with the least amount of risk.  Instances include but are not limited to:       i.    Employee welding during fabrication has on welding gloves and welding helmet but no safety glasses or hard hat.