OSHA Inspection: PRE-CAST SPECIALTIES, LLC

Issued

Sep 12, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $11,934 · Current $11,934

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  On or about March 14, 2019, at the storage yard of 3898 Selvitz Road, Fort Pierce, Florida 34981, the employer did not establish an energy control program that defines machine specific energy control procedures, training and periodic inspections for employees performing part change out, troubleshooting, maintenance and/or servicing machines, to prevent accidental energizing of the machines.  The employer did not have written procedures for de-energizing and isolating energy sources for the Tuckerbilt T-630 Concrete Transport vehicle.  NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.

Issued

Sep 12, 2019

Abate by

Oct 8, 2019

Penalty

Initial $13,260 · Current $13,260

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/crushed-by hazards, from/by concrete transport vehicles.      a)      On or about March 14, 2019, at the storage yard of 3898 Selvitz Road, Fort Pierce, Florida 34981, an employee was exposed to being struck and crushed by a Tuckerbilt T-630 Concrete Transport vehicle while troubleshooting the transmission while standing in the operating path of the equipment.    b)      On or about March 14, 2019, at the storage yard of 3898 Selvitz Road, Fort Pierce, Florida 34981, employees were exposed to being struck and crushed by a Tuckerbilt T-630 Concrete Transport vehicle that was operated with defective safety features including, but not limited to the parking brake, audible and visual reverse alert warning in the cab for backing safely, audible backup alarm, backup lights, transmission, ignition switch, and pressure seat safety circuit.  NOTE: CERTIFICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS VIOLATION.