OSHA Inspection: SEMINOLE PRECAST MANUFACTURING, INC.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,971 · Current $5,022 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): Each employee on a walking/working surface having an unprotected side or edge which was four feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    On or about 10/29/2018, at the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA:  Employees walking and working on the fabricated metal platform connected to the TBH form equipment are exposed to fall hazard up to 5 feet 1 inch from the unprotected ends of the platform.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,971 · Current $5,022 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(1): The top edge height of top rails, or equivalent guardrail system members, were not  42 inches (107 cm), plus or minus 3 inches (8 cm), above the walkingworking surface; where the top edge height exceeded 45 inches (114 cm), the guardrail system did not meet all other criteria of paragraph (b) of this section.   On or about 10/29/2018, at the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA:  Employees walking and working on the fabricated metal platform connected to the TBH form equipment top rail measured about 34 1/2 inches from the work platform surface.  The employer failed to ensure the top edge height of the top guardrail system was 42 inches plus or minus 3 inches.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $7,971 · Current $5,022 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.29(b)(2): Midrails, screens, mesh, intermediate vertical members, or equivalent intermediate structure members were not installed between the top edge of the guardrail system and the walking/working surface when there was no wall or parapet wall at least 21 inches (53 cm) high.  On or about 10/29/2018, at the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA:  Employees walking and working on the fabricated metal platform connected to the TBH form equipment did not have a midrail installed on the back side of the platform.  The employer failed to ensure a midrail guardrail system was installed.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $8,585 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(b)(2): Crawler, locomotive, and truck cranes constructed and utilized on or after August 31, 1971, did not meet the design specifications of the American National Standard Safety Code for Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes, ANSI B30.5-1968, which was incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6. Crawler, locomotive, and truck cranes constructed prior to August 31, 1971, should be modified to conform to those design specifications by February 15, 1972, unless it can be shown that the crane cannot feasibly or economically be altered and that the crane substantially complies with the requirements of this section.    On or about 10/29/2018, in the site work area of the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA:  The employer failed to ensure the swing brake and locking device had adequate holding power in both directions and did not prevent movement of the rotating superstructure under normal operation. The swing brake and locking device did not meet the requirement in ANSI B30.5-1968, section 5.1.4.2.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $8,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(b)(3): The employer did not ensure only designated personnel were permitted to operate a crane covered by this section:  On or about 10/29/2018, in the site work area of the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA: The persons designated by the employer to operate cranes were not qualified to do so as evidence by the lack of formal or On the-Job (OJT) training on operating the Grove RT522B Crane involved in this accident.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $8,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(c)(2): The cab(s) of truck crane(s) were not provided with a load rating chart with clearly legible letters and figures, which was easily visible to the operator while seated at the control:  On or about 10/29/2018, in the site work area of the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA: The employer failed to provide a clear legible load rating chart in the Grove RT522B crane's cab that was easily visible to the crane operator(s).

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $8,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.180(h)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that the crane was not loaded beyond the rated load capacity.  On or about 10/29/2018, in the site work area of the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA: The Grove RT522B crane provided by the employer to lift concrete barricades was loaded beyond the rated load capacity at the time of the accident. The employer failed to ensure the Grove RT522B crane was not loaded beyond it's calculated load capacity.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $8,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(d): Each day before being used, the sling and all fastenings and attachments were not being inspected for damage or defects by a competent person designated by the employer:  On or about 10/29/2018, in the site work area of the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA: Employee(s) used four (4) hook wire rope sling(s) without safety latches attached to prevent the material being lifted from fall off the hook.

Issued

Feb 22, 2019

Abate by

Mar 20, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,127 · Current $8,270 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.184(f)(1): Wire rope sling(s) were used without having permanently affixed and legible identification markings as prescribed by the manufacturer, and did not indicate the recommended safe working load for the type(s) of hitch(es) used, the angle upon which it is based, and the number of legs if more than one.  On or about 10/29/2018, in the site work area of the Traffic Barricade Type H (TBH) form equipment located outside of the facility at 220 Cargill Road Connector, Macon, GA: Employee(s) used four (4) hook wire rope sling(s) without a permanently affixed identification marking as prescribe by the manufacturer, to lift the CAN cover on and off the Traffic Barricade Type-H (TBH) form equipment.