OSHA Inspection: TEREX UTILITIES, INC.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,140 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:    A)    Terex Utilities, Inc. DBA Terex Services, conducting work at 1300 Marion-Agosta Road, Marion, OH 43302: On or about September 16, 2016, the employer did not ensure that an employee who intended to ride the Whiting 30-ton overhead crane (Serial #12171) service platform into an area with lower overhead clearance was adequately  protected from the overhead hazard while working the West Bay of the Press Room.    Among other methods, a feasible abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard (ASME) B30.2-2005: Overhead and Gantry Cranes (Top Running Bridge, Single or Multiple Girder, Top Running Trolley Hoist), including Section 2-1.7.1: Construction of Service Platforms.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.179(l)(2)(ii): Cranes were operated before maintenance equipment was removed after adjustments and repairs had been made:     A)    Terex Utilities, Inc. DBA Terex Services, conducting work at 1300 Marion-Agosta Road, Marion, OH 43302: On or about September 16, 2016, after repairs of the Whiting 30-Ton overhead crane (Serial #12171), located in the West Bay of the Press Room, were completed, the employee remained on a crane service platform with a safety lanyard connected to the building's lifeline when the crane operator moved the crane.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,140 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i): When outside servicing personnel were engaged in activities in a facility, the onsite employer and the outside employer did not inform each other of their respective lockout or tagout procedures:     A)    Terex Utilities, Inc. DBA Terex Services, conducting work at 1300 Marion-Agosta Road, Marion, OH 43302: On or about September 16, 2016, the employees conducting work at the above mentioned site relative to crane servicing and repairs, were not provided with the onsite employer's lockout or tagout procedures and any potential differences in the employer's lockout or tagout procedures which were used while conducting the crane servicing and repairs.

Issued

Mar 14, 2017

Abate by

Jan 4, 2018

Penalty

Initial $12,675 · Current $10,140 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1): Employees were not trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertained to their respective job assignments:    A)    Terex Utilities, Inc. DBA Terex Services, conducting work at 1300 Marion-Agosta Road, Marion, OH 43302: On or about September 16, 2016, the employer did not provide adequate training to those employees on the subject site on the use of personal protective equipment for the hands, head and body to protect against arc flash hazards when the employee is verifying said de-energization of the Whiting 30-Ton overhead crane and exposed to over 480 volts electrical hazards.