OSHA Inspection: ECONOMY PAVING CO. INC.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,100 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) On or about 5/29/2015, At the job site:  Employees performing pile driving operations and employees working in the vicinity of pile driving operations were not provided with training regarding the hazards and avoidance of hazards associated with pile driving operations.      Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1417(a): 29 CFR 1926.1417(a): The employer did not comply with all manufacturer procedures applicable to the operational functions of equipment, including its use with attachments:    a) On or about 5/29/2015, At the job site:  Employees utilizing an ICE Model 14-23 Vibratory Pile Driver/ Extractor did not follow manufacturers requirements such as, but not limited to Inspecting the clamp after closing on load, attaching a safety line to the pile, controlling the load by the hydraulic hoses, and not utilizing a tag line.      Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(c)(1): The employer did not make sure that the materials being hoisted; when employees were hooking, unhooking, or guiding the load; were rigged to prevent unintentional displacement:   a) On or about 5/29/2015, At the job site:  The employer did not make sure that piles being hoisted were rigged to prevent unintentional displacement.  Employees utilizing an ICE Model 14-23 Vibratory Pile Driver/ Extractor did not utilize a safety cable between the load line and the sheet pile, and did not ensure that the teeth of the clamp were entirely engaged.       Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,600 · Current $1,080 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1424(a)(2)(ii): To prevent employees from entering hazard areas, the employer did not erect and maintain control lines, warning lines, railings or similar barriers to mark the boundaries of the hazard areas around a crane:    a) On or about 5/29/2015, At the job site:  Employees were utilizing a Linkbelt 218 HSL crane without its swing radius being controlled/ protected.     Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $2,100 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(b)(1):  Employees were allowed in the fall zone while a non moving load was suspended:      a) On or about 5/29/2015, At the job site:  Workers other than those initially attaching the load to the driver were in the fall zone.    Abatement documentation is required for this item.

Issued

Oct 29, 2015

Abate by

Nov 10, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1425(d): Employees not needed to receive a load were permitted to be within the fall zone of a load being landed:  a) On or about 5/29/2015, At the job site:  Workers other than those receiving the sheet piling were in the fall zone.  Abatement documentation is required for this item.