OSHA Inspection: CARL BOWER & SONS CONSTRUCTION CO, INC

Issued

2015-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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 crushing hazards while riding the bucket of an excavator to the bottom of a trench:    Carl Bowers and Sons Construction worksite located at 524 Parkway St. Oshkosh, WI: On 6/17/15, the employer did not ensure employees were provided a safe means of egress to a trench excavation in that the pipe layer rode an excavator bucket into the trench which exposed him to crushing hazards.     Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of abatement include, but are not limited to: 1) Follow the Komatsu PC228 operator's manual which states "Do not allow people to ride the machine". 2) Follow the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Safety Manual, which states on page 20 "Warning: Never use a bucket for a work platform of personnel carrier." 3) Follow the NIOSH Publication, Preventing Injuries When Working With Hydraulic Excavators and Backhoe Loaders, which states "Never permit workers to ride in or work from excavator or backhoe buckets."

Issued

2015-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 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 struck by hazards from falling excavator buckets:    Carl Bowers and Sons Construction project site at 524 Parkway Ave, Oshkosh, WI: On 6/17/15, employees were exposed to struck by hazards from the bucket of an Komatsu 228 excavator that had not been checked for security to the quick connect coupler before continuing to dig near where other employees could be struck if the bucket fell off.            Among other methods, feasible and acceptable means of abatement include, but are not limited to following the quick connect operator's manual instructions for testing the connection.

Issued

2015-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2100.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1): Each employee in an excavation was not protected from cave-ins by an adequate protective system designed in accordance with 29 CFR 1926.652(b) or 1926.652(c):    Carl Bowers and Sons Construction project located at 524 Parkway Ave. Oshkosh, WI: On 6/17/15, an employee was exposed to engulfment hazards while working in an unprotected trench that was 9' deep and 3' wide in Class B soil.

Issued

2015-08-21 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-09-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2): A stairway, ladder, ramp or other safe means of egress was not located in trench excavations that were 4 feet (1.22m) or more in depth so as to require no more than 25 feet (7.62m) of lateral travel for employees:     Carl Bowers and Sons Construction project located at 524 Parkway Ave, Oshkosh, WI: On 6/17/15, an employee working in a trench did not have a ladder or other acceptable means of egress in place which limited his ability to get out of the trench in an emergency.