OSHA Inspection: BRASUSA CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 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 employees were exposed to being struck by the bucket of a backhoe;    a)  Building Rear:  Employees were not protected from being struck by the bucket of a John Deere backhoe. On 12/18/2014, an employee was struck by the bucket of a John Deere backhoe and suffered fatal injuries as a result.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2): The 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:      a)  Building Rear:  An employee working in close proximity to a John Deere backhoe was not trained in the recognition and avoidance of hazards associated with working near mechanical equipment, on or about 12/18/2014.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $4900.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a): Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    Building Rear: Employees working without hardhats were exposed to a struck by hazard from a John Deere backhoe, on or about 12/18/2014.

Issued

2015-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.251(a)(2)(i): The employer failed to ensure rigging equipment had permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer that indicate the recommended safe working load.    Building Rear: The chain used by employees for rigging and moving cement blocks with a John Deere backhoe did not have permanently affixed and legible identification markings that indicated its recommended safe working load, on or about 12/18/2014.