OSHA Inspection: MAEDA PACIFIC CORPORATION

Issued

Jul 27, 2015

Abate by

Aug 4, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,360 · Current $952 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CRF 1926.200(g)(2): All traffic control signs or devices used for protection of construction workers did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 1988 Edition, Revision 3, September 3, 1993, FHWA-SA-94-027 or Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millennium Edition, December 2000, FHWA, which are incorporated by reference:  (a) On Puti Tainobiu Avenue in Garapan, Saipan, traffic control did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millennium Edition, December 2000, FHWA.  The project manager said he set up the traffic control.  The project manager did not produce the project plans submitted to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation which usually contain the traffic control plan that comply with the MUTCD.  The traffic control did not follow the MUTCD Typical Application 18, Lane closure on Minor Street, as there were no Channelizing Devices to mark and direct traffic for a Transition Area and Work Space.  The traffic control did not follow the MUTCD Typical Application 19, Detour for One Travel Direction, as there were no Channelizing Devices to mark and direct traffic away from the Work Space and there were no Type III Barricades at the ends of the Work Space where traffic approached the Work Space.  Employees working and walking in the Work Space were exposed to the hazard of being struck by vehicles.  (b) On Route 319 in Garapan, Saipan, traffic control did not conform to Part VI of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, Millennium Edition, December 2000, FHWA.  The project manager said he set up the traffic control.  The project manager did not produce the project plans submitted to the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation which usually contain the traffic control plan that comply with the MUTCD.  The traffic control did not follow the MUTCD Typical Application 6, Shoulder Work with Minor Encroachment, as there were no Channelizing Devices to mark and direct traffic for a Transition Area and Work Space, no Road Work Ahead signs, and no End Road Work signs.  Employees working and walking in the Work Space were exposed to the hazard of being struck by vehicles.