OSHA Inspection: J.D. ECKMAN INC.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 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 in that the employer failed to protect employees from vehicle strikes by not establishing a safe temporary work zone.  a) Jobsite: 422 W, mile marker 171.2  On or about 12/3/2014, the employer created a dangerous work zone by placing traffic control devices at 120 foot intervals instead of the required 40 foot intervals.  The employees were not protected from vehicle strikes.     Abatement  Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable means of abatement would be to comply with Pennsylvania PDT Publication 213 for proper placement of traffic control devices.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.202/MUTCD 1988 Edition, Section 6F-8(a)(2): Barricades for protection of employees did not conform to the portions of the American National Standards Institute D6.1-1971, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, relating to barricades, in that employees were not protected while placing temporary traffic control devices.    a) Jobsite: 422 W, mile marker 171.2 - On or about 12/3/2014, the employer did not ensure a truck mounted attenuator (TMA) was used to protect employees placing temporary traffic control devices near moving vehicles.

Issued

Jun 3, 2015

Abate by

Jun 9, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(g)(2)/MUTCD 1988 Edition Section 6C-3: Traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD"), 1988 Edition, Revision 3 in that the employer did not provide a roadway transition taper of the requisite length to ensure safe vehicle routing around the temporary work control zone.  a) Jobsite: 422 W, mile marker 171.2 - On or about 12/3/2014, the employer did not establish a transition taper for the temporary traffic control zone to ensure safe vehicle routing and that was incompliance with Table VI-2 of the MUTCD, 1988 Edition, Revision 3.  The employer's installed taper was approximately 120 feet in length which was much shorter than the approximately 300 feet required by Table VI-2.